1851 C-1 R1 MS60. Frosty olive and bluish steel brown with slightly faded red covering 10% of the obverse, 25% of the reverse. Possibly dipped long ago and retoned. No spots or stains, but the reverse fields are covered with microscopic lint marks or planchet chips, as struck. The obverse fields are smooth. There are a couple tiny ticks at the dentils between stars 6 & 7 and a thin crease on the rim from star 2 to star 6 (possibly a stray planchet cutter impression). MDS. The repunching right of the base of the second 1 is sharp. Davy #51.1.2. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex Stack's OTC 1/28/1972. Categories: Selections from the Davy Collection of US Half Cents Part 2
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