Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

1801 S-220 R3 Error Fraction 1/000 VF20+. Sharpness VF30 but there is a patch of very fine reddish corrosion on the leaves under IT in UNITED. The obverse is covered with tiny contact marks, none significant but too many for the sharpness grade. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with splashes of darker chocolate brown toning on the reverse and frosty lighter brown in protected areas. Rare TDS, Breen state VIII. In addition to several die cracks and strong clashmarks there are narrow rim cud breaks under the date, a stronger cud connecting the tops of the A & M in AMERICA to the rim, and a tiny cud extending inside the dentils over the A in STATES. These dies were worn out.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Doug Durasoff 12/2007-Ed Leitner.