Lot 792
1847 N-34 R5+ VF35. Sharpness AU50 but cleaned and retoned glossy medium chocolate brown with subtle overtones of rose on the obverse. The surfaces are smooth and show only trivial contact marks. Rare E-MDS, die state b. The obverse die has been lapped but the reverse is uncracked. Tied for CC#5 overall for the variety in the Grellman census but finest of this rare die state by a wide margin. Value $300 - UP
Discovered by Henry T. Hettger.
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