1897'S' Brilliant Uncirculated and exhibiting signs of an ever so gentle ancient cleaning. The strike and surface quality are otherwise clearly finer than normally encountered, and are highlighted by a blend of pale olive and golden iridescence. Quite scarce regardless of its shortcomings.
Ex Westchester Collection (Stack's, December 6-8, 1973, lot 1167); earlier from The George C. Slawson Collection (Stack's, April 2-4, 1970, lot 1232).
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