Lot Number 32
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1828 Curl 2, No Knob - O.102 R.2 PCGS AU 55 CAC
Minor striking error. Struck through a thin fragment (of wire? thread?) on the reverse (scroll to beak, neck and right wing.) Easy to miss, though I’m sure PCGS and CAC recognized the nature of the imperfection. Silver-grey toning blankets the surfaces. Full cartwheel luster in the fields should be (but isn’t) automatic on an AU coin. This is a pretty coin with sparkle and hints of prooflike surfaces on the obverse. From Alpine Numismatics, May 2002 as NGC AU 58. Est. $600 to $800.