1814/3 50C O-101 MS(PCGS#39487)

1814/3 50C O-101 MS (PCGS#39487)

August 2016 Mail Bid Auction 43

Lot Description: A new entry into the scant population of 8 or 9 pieces -- and the nicest example I’ve seen or handled. The devices seem to float on hard, flat surfaces that are devoid of clash marks or die breaks. Pale grey toning with just hints of luster that survived a gentle wiping. I note curious raised lines – NOT clash marks -- running diagonally under and through TE of STATES as well as a die chip atop T2 in STATES. The same die markers appeared on the prime 1814/3 offered in MB 33, lot 165, Aug. 2007 (a raw XF example that brought $1,815). It is something of a paradox that the over-punched 3 is less distinct on the rare early die states than on 1814/3’s with the usual assortment of clash marks and die breaks. Est. $2,000 and up – perhaps way up!