Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

1832 N-2 R3- EF45. Misaligned Dies. Frosty light brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Excellent eye appeal. The notable marks are a small nick on the cheek near the hair, a spot of reddish brown toning between the bottoms of the N & E in ONE, and a puff of darker chocolate brown toning at F-A. LDS. Evidence of the misplaced S left of the first S in STATES is gone. Struck with the obverse die slightly misaligned to K-4.5 while the reverse is properly centered on the planchet.
Estimated Value $750-UP.
Ex Russell Wyatt, Superior 9/30/1985:565-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/30/2010:373 (both lot tickets are included along with the Wyatt collection pillbox and the Holmes collection envelope).