Lot 467
1802 S-239 R3. EF-40. Slightly sharper with a small patch of very shallow verdigris in the field off the tip of the nose. Glossy medium brown delicately mottled with chocolate and hints of reddish brown toning, and there are traces of mint frost remaining in protected areas of the reverse. The only signs of contact are a tiny pinprick over the right side of the R in LIBERTY and a small rim nick at the I in AMERICA. MDS, Breen state IV early, with 2 nearly parallel die cracks in the field before the face, one down from the forelock and another from the base of the Y. Neither crack is strong. Graded AU50 net VF35 and tied for CC#9 in the Noyes census, photo #25117. Removed from an NGC slab graded AU58BN (NGC label included). NGC Population 1; The finest of 3 graded at NGC for the variety. DWH #2569.
Estimated Value $2,000-UP.
Ex Jim McGuigan 7/17/89-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3287 (the Rasmussen provenance and attribution are noted on the NGC label).
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