Lot 92
1818 N-6 R1 AU55. Double Profile. AU-55. A mint state piece that was dipped or lightly cleaned and is now retoned a lustrous golden tan with subtle overtones of light bluish steel. The only marks are a dull nick in the dentils over star 6 and a small splash of reddish chocolate toning at the right foot of F in OF. M-LDS with clear vertical die lines added through ICA and the stem end. The die crack at ED-ST-F-AMERIC is clear but the rectangular lump inside the bottom of that C is now gone. Strong doubling from die bounce shows along the bottom edge of the bust, chin, nose, nostril, and ear. DWH #0460.
Estimated Value $400-UP.
Ex Willard C. Blaisdell 9/76-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 1989 EAC Sale, lot 208.
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