Mail Bid Auction 47

Auction ended on August 15, 2018

Lot Number 45

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1818 -  O.112a R.5 PCGS AU Detail

A VERY rare die state, ex Dr. Charles Link.  All die cracks described by Overton are in full flower.  I’ve not handled an example in over 6 years.  (An XF example appeared in MB 35, lot 54, April 2012.)  Despite the PCGS qualification this is an attractive, high grade coin.  Hairlines lie below what I believe to be natural toning, probably from album storage.  Luster engages and enlivens the stars and legend.  Acquired privately from your cataloguer in Nov. 2005 as “AU 55, hairlined.”    Est. $500 to $1,000.

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