Lot 539
1807/6 S-272 R4+ Small Overdate 7 over 6. VG-10. Choice glossy medium brown and chocolate. The surfaces are smooth and the planchet is completely free of corrosion or verdigris. Only trivial contact marks, none notable. The best identifying mark is a small, faint spot of reddish brown toning at the hair under the upright of the R in LIBERTY. EDS, Breen state I. Both dies are unclashed and uncracked. The date and overdate are bold, and the legends are strong. A premium example of this rare and very popular "Redbook" variety, one of Dr. Sheldon’s "Famous Four." Called VG10 by Noyes and Bland. Bland has this one tied for CC#10 while Noyes says this one is choice for the grade and tied for CC#7, his photo #26626. Removed from an NGC slab graded VF25 (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). NGC Population 1; The finest graded at NGC for the variety. DWH #2891.
Estimated Value $1,500-UP.
Ex Gustave A. Olson-Samuel T. Freeman & Co., 11/68:158-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:19615.
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