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1823/2 N-1 R2 Overdate 3 over 2 EF40

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:999.00 USD Estimated At:NA
1823/2 N-1 R2 Overdate 3 over 2 EF40
1823/2 N-1 R2 Overdate 3 over 2 EF40. At least 5 points sharper but there is a dull, light scratch in the field left of star 11. This scratch does not alter the toning. The only other notable marks are a pinprick in the field under the end of the chin and a small splash of shallow crud against the left side of the U in UNITED. Glossy dark olive and chocolate with underlying satiny mint frost showing through in the fields and protected areas. The toning is darker than you might like but the surfaces and frosty luster offer nice eye appeal. Sharply struck LDS with thin rim cud breaks under the 18 and from star 2 to star 4. The 3 over 2 overdate is obvious. Called AU55 net VF35 by Noyes, his photo # 31708. A sharp, attractive example of this tough date, and it comes with an important provenance.
Estimated Value $2,000-UP.

Provenance: Ex Homer K. Downing, 1952 ANA Sale, New Netherlands #38 8/16/1952:2157-Ray Gallo-Abe Kosoff, 10/11/1961:519-C. Douglas Smith-unknown-American Numismatic Rarities 3/14/2006:86.