1831 N-9 R2 G6. Glossy chocolate brown with darker olive toning in protected areas. There is a bit of fine verdigris at star 9 and a few light scratches inside the wreath, but overall this piece is decent for the grade. Extremely rare late die state with an internal cud break connecting stars 3-5, and the section outside the cud is sunken slightly as a retained cud break. In the terminal state, the internal cud is fully raised under star 5 while that area is only partially raised on this example. In addition, there is a small planchet clip affecting the dentils under the first 1 in the date and the opposing ones over the E in STATES. Noyes photo #34473. Holmes #1889. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Doug Bird 8/18/96-March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/8/2000:1950-Dan Holmes "Fun Set". Categories: Large Cents
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