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1805 S-268 R3. PCGS graded EF-45.
CAC APPROVED
. Frosty
dark steel brown and medium chocolate with traces of slightly
lighter steel brown in protected areas on the obverse. The surfaces
are smooth and the only notable marks are a hint of reddish brown
toning at the upper end of the hair ribbon, another hint of red-
dish toning under the O in OF, and a tiny round tick on the neck
near the curl. LDS, Breen state III, with a delicate bulge at the D in
UNITED. Graded VF30 and tied for CC#3 in the Noyes census, his
photo #56619. Not seen by Bland.
Our grade is VF30.
The attribu-
tion and Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 1; 2 finer at PCGS for the variety, 1 in AU53 and 1 in AU55
(PCGS # 36430)
Estimated Value ............................................................... $2,000-UP
Ex Tom Reynolds, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 1/5/1991:100-
Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/2005:3325 (includes the M&G lot
ticket, Rasmussen collection envelope, and an NGC grading label as
AU53, label #380692-001).