Lot 248
1801 S-222 R1. PCGS graded AU-50. Glossy medium chocolate brown and steel with traces of frosty lighter steel brown and tan toning in protected areas. No trace of roughness or verdigris The only defects are a couple dull dents on the bust, another left of the lowest curl, and a planchet lamination chip on the rim at TE in STATES (as struck). Extremely rare LDS, Breen state IV, with a bold cud break at NITE, one of only 6 known to us in this die state. This cud is so high and consumed so much planchet metal that it caused a depression at the opposing dentils left of the L in LIBERTY. Graded VF35 net VF30 and tied for CC#10 for the variety but finest of the LDS in the Noyes census, his photo #39180. Our grade is VF35+ sharpness net VF30+. The attribution and Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label. Pop 2; 3 finer at PCGS for the variety, 1 in AU53, 1 in AU58, and 1 in MS62 (PCGS # 36251) .
Estimated Value $2,500-UP.
Ex Stephen Fischer 3/2003.
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