Lot 91
1823 Restrike in Silver PCGS graded MS63. Light silvery gray mixed with darker steel and gray. No spots or stains but there are a few small planchet flakes at CENT (as struck). LDS with all the known die cracks, including the final one down through the T & E in STATES. Less than a dozen known struck in silver, and only a half dozen or so of those are accounted for today. Breen says these silver restrikes were made in 1879 for John W. Haseltine and possibly later for Stephen K. Nagy. The late die state suggests these silver versions were made at or near the end of this "whimsy." Noyes photo #20574. Weight 162.8 grains. Our grade is MS60+. Pop 2; tied for the finest examples graded at both services for the type. Estimate Value $15,000 - UP
Ex P. E. Wickes, M. H. Bolender 12/30/1948:575-R. E. Naftzger, Jr. (via Bill Noyes) 3/31/2001-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/30/2010:183.
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