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Lot 425
1835 N-9 R4+ EF40+. Large 8. Terminal Die State with 2 Large Cuds. EF-40+. Glossy chocolate and darker steel brown with frosty light brown in protected areas, especially on the obverse, and a streak of darker olive toning down the left side of the reverse. There are a few light hairline scratches in the field above the head and a fine hairline from the bust tip to star 1. Extremely rare terminal die state with a large cud break connecting stars 10 & 11 to the rim and another from the tops of ERIC to the rim. Softly struck at the top of the obverse and reverse, which are nearly opposite each other since the reverse is rotated 155 degrees CCW from the normal head-to-foot die orientation. In addition, the obverse is misaligned to K-10 while the reverse is properly centered on the planchet. Only three examples are known with both cud breaks, and this is the finest of the three by a very large margin. All three examples are single struck (as opposed to the multiple strikes on the few pieces known with only the reverse cud break). This cent is a relatively new discovery that has not been graded by Bland or Noyes, but it would fit nicely into the middle of their condition census lists without respect to the die state, perhaps CC#3 or CC#4. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS61BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and die orientation). DWH #2304.
Estimated Value $8,000-UP.
Ex Richard Nachbar, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/14/03:868.
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