Lot 640
1818 N-3 R3 PCGS graded AU55. Rotated Reverse. Frosty dark steel and olive brown with excellent eye appeal. The only marks are a collection of faint hairline scratches between star 2 and the dentils and a speck of crud near the dentils just right of the date. MDS with a tiny rim cud break under the 18 but the spike up from the top of the coronet is still clear as are the lumps in the field before the nose and mouth (from stray star points). Clear die clashmarks show on both sides and the reverse is rotated 80 degrees CCW. Graded AU50 net EF45 by Noyes his photo #58440. Our grade is AU50 sharpness net EF45. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 4 finer: 3 in 62, 1 in 63.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Borden Coins-Stu Hodge, 2004 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/17/2004:344 (Hodge collection envelope and EAC lot ticket included).
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