Lot 140
1856 in Copper Nickel Judd-177 Breen 1-B R4. Proof 60. Attractive golden tan and light steel with hints of iridescent rose and light bluish steel in the fields when rotated in the light. The fields are covered with very fine hairlines but they are nicely reflective with shallow to moderately deep mirrors on both sides. No significant marks, but there are a few microscopic specks of darker toning, including one on the edge left of star 4 and a very tiny one under the left end of the base of the 1 in the date. A very shallow planchet flake in the field just left of star 11 could also serve as an identifying mark for this piece. This example is struck better than most of the copper nickel specimens with just a hint of weakness at LIB and the hair curls below. Weight 70.7 grains.
Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000.
Ex Mid American Auctions 1/8/88:1642.
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