 1828 JR.2 (R-3) Large Date. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Bright and lustrous with a trace of prooflike reflectivity in the fields. Delicate peripheral gold on the obverse and reverse and highly appealing for this issue. Sharply struck on the obverse stars and upper curls, but weak on the lower curls of Liberty and the eagle's neck, as frequently seen on this later die state. The reverse has three die cracks which extend to the motto ribbon, one crosses to the eagle's head. The Large Date variety is much scarcer than the Small Date, and there are no more than a dozen coins which are equal to or finer than the present offering.
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