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1805 C-2 R5 Small 5 with Stems VG8

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:1,999.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 USD and UP
1805 C-2 R5 Small 5 with Stems VG8
1805 C-2 R5 Small 5 with Stems VG8. A couple points sharper but there is a rim bruise under the bust tip. The planchet is mostly smooth and glossy with very attractive medium chocolate toning throughout. Excellent eye appeal for the grade, but there are traces of microscopic porosity on the upper part of the reverse. The roughness is visible only under magnification and the majority of the planchet is smooth. The fields on the obverse are hard and slightly reflective offering outstanding eye appeal for the grade. Nicely struck with HALF CENT complete and clear. The swelling in the field before the portrait is just starting to show, but it is quite subtle. The reverse is rotated 15 degrees CCW. An important example of this very rare variety. Called CC#6 in the Mike Spurlock census, #8 in the Frank Wilkinson list. Noyes photo #73657. Weight 83.9 grains.
Estimated Value $4,000-UP.

Provenance: Ex a Seattle dealer at the Jack Tarr Show in San Francisco-Bill Weber-Ron Guth (in a trade)-Jim McGuigan 1/22/1992-Jack Robinson, McLaughlin & Robinson Auctions #4369, 2/27/1988:29.