Lot 385
1800 S-203 R3-. VF-25 Plus. Unlisted Reverse Die Crack. Very attractive glossy chocolate brown with hints of frosty lighter brown toning in a few protected areas and puffs of darker olive toning near the border around the right side of the reverse. The surfaces are smooth and choice, the only mark being a nick on the second 0 in the denominator. Terminal die state, Breen state V late, with an unlisted but clear die crack joining TES to the rim above. Called VF30 net VF20 and tied for CC#18 in the Noyes census, photo #26886. Removed from an NGC slab graded EF45 (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). NGC Population 1; 1 in AU50; 1 In MS62; None finer at NGC. DWH #2876.
Estimated Value $1,500-UP.
Ex Del Bland 7/19/69-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:19467.
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