1828 N-8 R3 EF40. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. The notable marks are a spot of slightly darker reddish chocolate toning on the truncation near the lowest curl, a pit at the top of the E in ONE, and a small patch of fine verdigris at the dentils under the stem tip. EDS, before any die cracks. Removed from an NGC slab graded AU55 (NGC label #308013-013 included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Lester Merkin #901, 6/12/1968:110-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/2006:19897-Rod Burress 7/7/2006. Categories: Liberty Cents
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