Lot 491
1828 N-2 R2 EF45. Very attractive frosty light steel brown with underlying mint luster covering the fields and protected areas on both sides. A sharp, nearly mark-free cent. A tiny nick on the jawline is the only notable mark. MDS. The line connecting the bases of the 2 & 8 in the date is visible but it no longer touches the base of the 2. The only die crack is a faint one through the top of the first T in STATES.
Estimated Value $600-UP.
Ex Robert E. Matthews, Superior 5/28/1989:671-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/30/2010:256 (both lot tickets included along with the Holmes collection envelope).
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| Realized $852 |
