Lot 128
1848 First Restrike Breen 1-B R5+. Proof 60. Bluish steel brown and light chocolate with subtle overtones of iridescent rose and sea-green. No notable spots or stains, and the only contact mark of any consequence is a short, fine hairline scratch in the hair under the R in LIBERTY. There are traces of shallow gunk in protected areas on both sides, apparently residue from "Care" or some similar surface protectant that has been there for quite a while. The central details of the obverse are not fully struck up and similar weakness shows in the center of the reverse. However, the fields are nicely reflective, especially on the obverse, but the mirrors are not deep and the reverse fields are only prooflike. A bath to remove the imbedded gunk might improve the reflectivity. This is the plate coin for the variety in the second edition of Roger Cohen's half cent book. Removed from an NGC slab graded Proof-64 Brown (NGC label included, and it mentions the Restrike status). Weight 79.3 grains.
Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000.
Ex Jamie McConnell-Julian Leidman 4/15/74-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:19141.
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