64+ CAC. N-2. As described in a 2020 Stacks Auction:
"A hard and satiny example with an overall smooth, nearly Gem-quality appearance to both sides. The strike is sharp throughout, and the surfaces are toned in glossy antique copper with a few swirls of slightly lighter color evident. A couple of dull obverse marks around star 1 are mentioned for provenance purposes. Grellman Die State b, cataloged in its Goldberg sale appearance as "the spur from the left base of the N in ONE is barely visible."
Provenance: Ex Del Bland, June 1968; Carl Windon, March 1988; Del Bland, April 1988; Bob Vail; Doug Bird and Tom Reynolds, February 1998; Phyllis Thompson; Ira & Larry Goldberg's Pre-Long Beach Auction of January 2010, lot 506; Heritage's FUN Signature Auction of January 2019, lot 3917."
Seated Half Society member #38 "Got a flaming heart, can't get my fill"
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Slam dunk MS66 imho. Not sure if the color could carry it higher. Nice coin!
64+ CAC. N-2. As described in a 2020 Stacks Auction:
"A hard and satiny example with an overall smooth, nearly Gem-quality appearance to both sides. The strike is sharp throughout, and the surfaces are toned in glossy antique copper with a few swirls of slightly lighter color evident. A couple of dull obverse marks around star 1 are mentioned for provenance purposes. Grellman Die State b, cataloged in its Goldberg sale appearance as "the spur from the left base of the N in ONE is barely visible."
Provenance: Ex Del Bland, June 1968; Carl Windon, March 1988; Del Bland, April 1988; Bob Vail; Doug Bird and Tom Reynolds, February 1998; Phyllis Thompson; Ira & Larry Goldberg's Pre-Long Beach Auction of January 2010, lot 506; Heritage's FUN Signature Auction of January 2019, lot 3917."
"Got a flaming heart, can't get my fill"
@Catbert damn that is gorgeous!
There isn’t much I do not collect, but my interest in US moderns is slim. That being said, this is from my birthyear.
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.