Lot 21
1816 N-8 R3. Wright Plate Coin. EF-40. Five points sharper but there is a patch of very fine roughness at STA in STATES. There is no verdigris in the rough area and the remainder of the planchet is smooth and free of notable defects. Frosty steel brown and chocolate with a swipe of slightly lighter brown toning from the date to star 2. The fields are covered with fine die flowlines creating attractive cartwheel luster, especially on the obverse. LDS with all 3 of the obverse rim breaks clear (the rim cud at stars 3-4 is often very weak due to a slight misalignment of the obverse die in that direction). The repunching over the left top of the 8 is now gone. This cent is plated in the Wright book to illustrate the variety. Called AU50 net VF35 by Noyes, his photo #25402. DWH #3114.
Estimated Value $400-UP.
Ex Jack Collins, Bowers & Ruddy 1/25/83:548-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:452-John D. Wright 1/18/06-Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley 4/3/06.
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