1851/81 N-3 R1 51 over Inverted 18 EF45. Nice glossy light to medium brown with frosty luster in protected areas. Just a few trivial contact marks including a faint diagonal hairline in the field between star 1 and the chin and another between stars 6 & 7.
E-MDS, die state b. The blundered date is clear but the diagonal die lines in the obverse fields are gone. DWH #1127.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex H. Hess 5/7/83-Dick Punchard 11/9/89.
The Dan Holmes Collection of Late Date Large Cents