Lot 218
1803 NC-1 R5+ VG8. Sharpness F12 but covered with fine granularity. No verdigris and only minor contact marks including a small pinprick near the rim off the lower end of the hair ribbon and a planchet chip right of the D in UNITED. Slightly glossy steel brown and chocolate blending to olive brown in protected areas. EDS, Breen state I, before any die cracks. The date is easily readable although the 18 is weak, and the legends are clear. Called net VG7 in the Bland and Noyes census lists. Estimated Value $1,500-UP
Ex Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/2006:19563.
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