Sharply struck with full borders on both sides. Nearly full lustre with light gray surfaces and lovely pale gold and iridescent toning.

Struck prior to the second 1828 O-118 above. Cracked from olive leaves to 50 with a second crack through base of 50 C to the period and border at the lowest arrowhead. Another die crack from the middle pair of olive leaves stops at U. A weak die crack from right top of first T passes over ATES and becomes stronger through tops of OF AME to the border over R.

From Sheridan Downey's Sale #17, May 1996, Lot 50.