Lot 364
1803 S-247 R3 "Mumps" Obverse VF35. Five points sharper but very lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy medium brown and light olive with frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas, especially on the obverse. The surfaces are smooth and attractive, and the only marks are a half dozen small spots of darker olive toning at MERI. Rare LDS, Breen state III early, with a fine die crack from the dentils through the top of UNITE. Called AU50 net EF40 and tied for CC#5 in the Noyes census, his photo #29628. Bland says EF40 as well but tied for CC#11 in his arrangement of the best examples. This was the finest example of the die variety in the fabulous Holmes collection. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP
Ex Ed Hipps 1/1982-Lillian S. Willins-unknown-Chris McCawley, 2006 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 5/6/2006:208-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/6/2009:487.
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| Realized $2,115 |
