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1856 N-21 R1+ Italic 5 AU55

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1856 N-21 R1+ Italic 5 AU55
SOLD
400.00USD+ buyer's premium
This item SOLD at 2025 Aug 22 @ 19:36UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT
Sale location:
Hilton Garden Inn Oklahoma City – Bricktown
328 East Sheridan Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK
1856 N-21 R1+ Italic 5 AU55Lustrous light bluish steel brown with satiny surfaces and 5% of the original mint red remaining on the obverse but only traces on the reverse. There are some rim nicks on both sides that do catch your eye plus a dull nick well hidden on the ear. Thin rim nicks at stars 4 & 6 are the best identifying marks. EDS, die state a. The fields are smooth and the die line from the dentils to the top of the second S in STATES is sharp. The earliest die state seen for this variety. This is the discovery coin for the die variety (comes with a Jules Reiver note on the Borcherdt collection envelope).Certificate Number: Pedigree: From the Fred H. Borcherdt Collection