| Lightly cleaned with bright silver surfaces and very light gold toning along the borders and in the reverse fields. This is a rare die marriage with most examples well circulated. The present example is among the finest known. This variety is one of only two Valentine varieties missing from the Stewart Witham Collection sold by Rarcoa in 1977. Previously certified MS-61 by SEGS. This is the second use of obverse 5 and the fourth and final use of reverse F. The obverse has a die crack through base of 29 to the border right of 9. The reverse has a tiny die chip in the left angle of N along with very light clash marks. Purchased April 2000 on Ebay. |
