Mail Bid Auction 46

Auction ended on January 4, 2018

Lot Number 14

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1809 -  O.112 R.5- PCGS VF 25 CAC

Medium grey toning; lighter on the devices and somewhat speckled.  Here is an R.5 with respectable eye-appeal despite ubiquitous softness in the left wing.  R.5’s with CAC stickers are unusual.  I recall a lesson taught me by Richard Pugh circa 1984: rare die marriages, overall, tend to be poorly impressed and short on eye appeal.  Why?  I’ll let you ponder Richard’s sensible answer.   Est. $600 to $900.

Sheridan Downey, Numismatist
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