Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

1802 S-239 R3 PCGS graded VF30. Glossy light to medium chocolate brown with areas of darker chocolate toning on both sides, mostly on the reverse. No roughness or verdigris. The only marks are some fine scratches on the upper part of the reverse, mostly in the field at D-S and at ES-OF-A. LDS, Breen state V. There are strong die cracks along the profile into the field, and the field between two of these cracks is clearly raised as a retained cud. A neat die state. Our grade is VF35 sharpness net VF25+. The attribution and Ellsworth provenance are shown on the PCGS label.
Estimated Value $2,000-UP.
Ex 2002 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/20/2002:311-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth, Heritage 9/26/2013:4798.