Lot 445
1857 C-1 R2 MS63. Frosty light olive and steel brown with at least a third of the mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse. The notable marks are a small pre-striking planchet void left of star 9+X93, a speck of dark toning (not carbon) under star 2, and a vertical swipe of darker bluish steel and olive toning down the center of the reverse. This streak is covered with microscopic pre-striking planchet chips that are visible only under magnification. MDS. A nice example of the final year of our half cent production. Noyes photo #74325.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Stephen L. Fischer-Roger S. Cohen, Jr., Superior 2/2/1992:385-Bob Yuell (The Whister Collection), McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 11/4/2011:98 (lot ticket included) Ex Walter Scheer Collection.
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| Realized $676 |
