 1828 Br.1. Die State III. Brilliant Uncirculated and wholly reflective. The present coin has long been considered a Proof striking, but present research casts some doubt on that status. Nevertheless, the reflective nature of the fields and quality of the strike are indicative of a possible specimen strike or some sort of presentation issue. Proofs are known from this die pair, and many high grade survivors exhibit reflective mirror fields as seen here. As with most early coins, the surfaces are slightly dull, likely from a past cleaning with minor hairlines visible with a loupe. There is a die crack connecting the left most pair of olive leaves to the rim, another extends through 'ED' of UNITED along the top of the scroll and out the rim through 'AME' of AMERICA. The scroll is slightly weak in the area behind Liberty's bust. Generally light silver with traces of gold in the fields. NGC MS62 PL.
Ex James A. Stack Collection (Stack's, March 1975, lot 31); The March Sale (Stack's, March 1996, lot 319); and The May Sale (Stack's, May 1998, lot 435).
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