Lot 88
1818 N-5 R3 VF30+. VF-30+. Sharpness VF35 or slightly better with a few too many light contact marks for that sharpness grade, including rim nicks at stars 7, 11, and 13, plus a dull horizontal nick over the C in CENT. Frosty reddish steel brown and chocolate with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Sharply struck EDS. The die cracks at stars 1-3 and 10-12 are faint. The obverse fields are slightly reflective and the dentils are crisp around both sides. (An example with an uncracked obverse has not been confirmed and may not exist.) Removed from a PCGS slab graded EF45 (PCGS label included). DWH #3257.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Chris McCawley 12/29/06.
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