^Lot 12 1830 N-10 R4+ Large Letters EF40+

1830 N-10 R4+ Large Letters EF40+Choice frosty light chocolate and steel brown with satiny mint luster covering the protected areas. Sharp and very attractive, close to EF45. The only marks are a tiny puff of lighter tan toning in the field before the nose and a small planchet flake over the T in CENT, as struck. EDS, die state a, with smooth, slightly reflective fields, especially on the reverse. The always-present die crack through the top of ATES is very light. Called EF45 and second finest of the non-proofs in the Bland census. Noyes says EF40 net VF35 and CC#9 overall in his census, photo #25601.Certificate Number: Pedigree: Ex Jim Fairfield (Fort Wayne, Indiana) 5/1977-John D. Wright 1/18/2006-J. R. "Bob" Grellman, Jr. & Chris McCawley 4/3/2006-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/30/2010:324-Chris McCawley 8/8/2012-Terry S. Denman Collection