Lot 218
1809 S-280 R2 Turban Head VF25. Ten points sharper, even better on the reverse, but this cent was very lightly burnished and nicely retoned glossy medium olive brown and steel. No verdigris and the only mark is a small nick on the jawline left of the earlobe. M-LDS Breen state VI. There is a double die crack under ES in STATES and a small dimple over the left upright of the M in AMERICA. Removed from a SEGS slab graded VF30 (label included, and it shows the attribution).
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Colonel Steven Ellsworth 1/4/2003-John Koebert.
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