Deep grayish brown with iridescent highlights and considerable eye appeal. An important opportunity for the specialist. Although considered Rarity-5 today, Walter Breen gave this a low Rarity-7 rating 10 years ago, suggesting that less than a dozen examples were known. This obverse die was also used for 1836 B-5 while the reverse was also used for 1836 B-2.

Perfect obverse. The reverse has a bisecting die crack from F to the leaves, with another crack through U and the wing to the shield.

Browning-5, not included in this collection, was discovered by Bob Spangler and reported in Volume 4, Issue 2 of the Journal. The 1836 B-5 variety was die linked to 1836 B-4 via the obverse with a reverse used by several other varieties.

Purchased May 1998 from Kubacki.