Lot 477
1848 N-18 R4 G5. Sharpness VG10 but dark, lightly to moderately corroded, and the obverse is covered with fine scratches. Not a very appealing cent--until you notice the die state. This piece is in the semi-unique terminal die state (state e late) with a bold die crack bisecting the obverse from the rim just below star 3 to the rim just above star 11. The right half of this crack, from the main curl to the rim above star 11, is very think, perhaps a half millimeter wide. The fields above the crack are on a clearly higher plain than the fields below the crack. The second die crack associated with state e, the one through the truncation and stars 1 & 13, is present but still light. The obverse die certainly was in at least two pieces when this piece was struck. Only one other example is known in this die state, a VF30 in the ANS Museum. As such this lot offers a unique opportunity to the serious collector of die states.
Estimated Value $350-UP.
Ex Teletrade 2/27/2013-Eric Fix.
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