Lot 246
1827 N-8 R3 G5. Cud-like Defect at 18. Good-5. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. No defects, just worn. MDS with the usual die cracks through most of the stars. This cent was long considered to be a unique terminal die state for the variety thanks to a cud-like break covering much of the 18 in the date. The die state is described in John Wright’s The Cent Book that covers the middle date cent series. However, a careful examination of this piece shows the "cud" is actually a planchet flaw, a lamination that emanated at the rim and folded over the 18, later worn down to give the appearance of an internal cud break. An intriguing cent and very deceptive, but not the unique terminal die state it was thought to be. The reverse is rotated 5 degrees CW. Removed from an NGC slab graded G6 (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2922.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Ex John Nicholas 5/7/83-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:19884.
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