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1922 No D 1C Weak Reverse MS63 Red and Brown

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1922 No D 1C Weak Reverse MS63 Red and Brown
<B>1922 No D 1C Weak Reverse MS63 Red and Brown PCGS.</B></I> Die Pair 3. Other than characteristic softness of definition over the reverse, there are no apparent problems on either side of this important example. Cherry-red luster intermingles with golden-brown patina to form a pleasingly original appearance. The number of minute contact marks and carbon flecks are consistent with the grade, but both sides present uncommonly well for the issue.<BR> Unlike coins from Die Pair 2, those from Die Pairs 1 and 3 were struck from severely worn obverse and reverse dies. The absence of the mintmark on examples of the latter two varieties is believed to be due to grease that filled the mintmark cavity during production. Although the grease lifted from the obverse die in later die states (with the result that the D is partially visible on some Die Pair 1 and 3 coins), the present example shows no evidence of the mintmark. Examples of all three die pairs are elusive in Mint State because this error was not widely recognized until several years after production. Population: 20 in 63 Red and Brown, 9 finer (11/07).<BR><I>From The New York Eye Appeal Collection, Part Three.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> Victor D. Brenner<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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