Lot Number 87
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1828 - O.123a R.5+ PCGS VF 35
Are you assembling a die variety set of 1828s? Here is the stopper, the only R.5+ of the year. This evenly worn example sports a glossy coat of dark mahogany toning. A careful search discloses nothing untoward under the toning. Herrman’s latest edition of AMBPR identifies a fair number of auction offerings. I dare say that a majority of those listed, late or early die states, are qualified by descriptors we shun: cleaned, nicks, scratched, surfaces marks, hairlines, tooling, damage, artificial toning and so on. Here is respite from that parade of horribles. PCGS suggests a value of $2,800 for the variety at this grade level. Perhaps generous. Perhaps not. Estimate: $2,000 and up
