Lot 3113
1880. NGC graded MS-68. Bright, pale-yellow (but Prooflike) surfaces. Superb quality, right at the top for the date. NGC reports only 11 coins at this level, and none finer.
This example is very difficult to tell from a Proof. Per Breen, it lacks the die file marks at ATE, the wreath tips are joined, and the top serif of the 1 is below the adjacent leaf tip. There are no clash marks in the fields, but there is some granularity in the denticles on the reverse. If not a Proof, then this was certainly one of the first coins from the dies. Estimated Value $5,500 - 6,000
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