^Lot 300 1802 S-238 R4 VF25+

1802 S-238 R4 VF25+Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with splashes of reddish brown on both sides, mostly on the reverse. Most of the planchet is perfectly smooth but many of the reddish areas contain traces of very fine roughness. No verdigris, just a few marks including a dull linear depression in the field above the hair ribbon and some small ticks over the N in ONE. MDS, Breen state III, with strong die clashmarks at LIBERTY and several fine die cracks on the reverse. Graded VF30 and tied for CC#1 in the Bland census. Noyes says EF40 net VF25 and tied for CC#6.Certificate Number: Pedigree: Ex Stack's (privately) 1950-C. Douglas Smith 3/1974-Denis W. Loring 5/1974-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz-C. Douglas Smith 9/1980-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection