^Lot 390 1803 S-247 R-3 VG10

1803 S-247 R-3 VG10Slightly sharper but there are a few contact marks including a small rim bruise over the B and a dull nick under the adjacent I in LIBERTY. Glossy light olive brown and chocolate with smooth surfaces and nice eye appeal for the grade. Extremely rare TDS, Breen state III, with a die crack at UNITE, and the crack over the U is strong. Graded F12 net VG10 and tied for finest of only three known in this die state, his photo #26128. This is the discovery coin for the die state as mentioned in the Breen encyclopedia for state III.Certificate Number: Pedigree: Ex Dean Johnson 6/1977-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection