Lot 259
1804 C-9 R2 VG10+. Glossy mixture of chocolate and darker olive brown with hints of reddish chocolate in the field at TY and before the face. A rim nick at the T in UNITED is a good identifying mark. Close to F12. LDS, Manley state 5.0 late. The cud break at RTY is strong. A clear die crack reaches from the 04 through the bust tip curving back to the rim just above the bust. The field outlined by this crack is slightly sunken as a retained cud. In addition, a previously unreported crack passes through the bases of the 18 reaching the rim under the adjacent 0 and to the left into the field under the lowest curl. Manley did not mention this second crack, and it is clear. A humble half cent but perhaps an important die state for the specialist. Davy #04.9.11.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex Philip M. Showers (Stack's privately 1969)-Willis I. duPont-Fred Werner (from New York, also known as Freddie Werner) 2/20/1977-Larry Goldberg 2/22/1977-Joe Flynn-Roger S. Cohen, Jr., Superior 2/2/1992:192.
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| Realized $201 |
