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1947 $1 Blunt 7, 7/7 ICCS Very Choice Mint State-64, Rare Variety With Great Eye Appeal. This choic

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:500.00 CAD
1947 $1 Blunt 7, 7/7 ICCS Very Choice Mint State-64, Rare Variety With Great Eye Appeal.  This choic

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Auction Date:2024 Nov 23 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5220 1st. Avenue, Quebec City, Quebec, G1H 2V2, Canada
1947 $1 Blunt 7, 7/7 ICCS Very Choice Mint State-64, Rare Variety With Great Eye Appeal. This choice example of the sought after re-punched Blunt 7 variety may easily be the finest extant. Although the population report does not record them, it is hard to imagine an MS-65 exists to surpass it, or that many other examples exist in high uncirculated grades. We have offered just two other examples in the past; an EF piece and an example graded MS-62. This fully original piece offers frosty cartwheel luster when turned in the light, contrasting nicely with the black mirror fields and sharp white cameo portrait that one enjoys when viewing this coin head-on. Although the coin is only described as "7/7", it is quite obvious under magnification that the extent of the re-punched digit is more like a quadruple 7, or 7/7/7/7. The base of the 7 shows a clear and almost fully formed secondary base tracing underneath it's length, while the pointed end displays a notched appearance to the left side. These already dramatic re-punches are topped off with two additional punches to the southwest of the tail of the 7; a minor one and then a larger, lower one which almost creates the illusion of a pointed 7 variety due to its placement and strength. All in all, this is a fascinating study piece and a very scarce variety, likely more difficult to find than many of the popular HP and waterline variations. A unique and noteworthy opportunity for the quality conscious silver dollar variety collector.