1811 C-2 R3 VF25. Sharpness EF40 with uniform microscopic roughness under a slightly glossy dark steel brown patina. No verdigris, and the only mark is a short boomerang-shaped scratch in the field before the eye. LDS, Manley state 3.0, with stronger die clashmarks above the date. The die crack at OF and AMER is clear. Plated in the first edition of the Cohen book to illustrate the variety (page 65). Davy #11.2.8. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex 1971 ANA bourse-Roger S. Cohen, Jr., Superior 2/2/1992:294. Categories: Selections from the Davy Collection of US Half Cents Part 2
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