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Five points sharper but there are light contact
marks on both sides, including some light hairlines and tiny ticks
scattered about the obverse, strongest in the hair under BE and
under the earlobe, and a collection of tiny digs over EN in CENT.
None of these marks is distracting and the eye appeal is very nice
for the grade. The surfaces are smooth, free of corrosion or
planchet flaws. Glossy dark olive brown and steel with lighter
chocolate brown highpoints. The arc-shaped crack at BERTY is clear
and the obverse die clashmarks are sharp. Called VF35 and CC#2 in
the Bland census. Noyes says VF35 net VF20 and CC#2, photo #20780.
The CC#1 example is impounded in the ANS Museum, making this example
the finest available to collectors by a wide margin, the next best
grading only VG10 at best. This is the plate coin for the variety in
the Breen book. DWH #2811. Ex. Robert Friedberg (Gimbel’s coin
department in New York City) 4/4/56-C. Douglas Smith 12/56-Dorothy
Paschal 1/57-Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/19/72-R.E. Naftzger, Jr.,
2/23/92-Eric Streiner 4/22/92-C. Douglas Smith-Dr. Robert A.
Schuman, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/18/02:1279-Jack
Wadlington (via Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley) 6/30/05. |
