Very light gray surfaces with numerous very light hairlines. The original Proof surfaces are still evident in the fields. The devices are extremely sharp. A small reverse edge bruise is over TA of STATES. Very small scratches are below the date.

This is the second Crushed Lettered Edge variety in the Logan Collection. Although very lightly circulated, much of the original edge lettering is still readable although flat. As noted above for the 1833 example, the reader is referred to the article that Russ prepared in Volume 5, issue 3 of the Journal.

The census of this 1834 variety follows. There are more examples of this variety known than the other two.

1. Smithsonian Institution.

2. Pittman Collection. Lot 1506 in David Akers' sale of the Pittman Collection, May 1998.

3. Allenburger Collection. More recently sold in Stack's sale of December 1994.

4. Starr Collection. Lot 542 in the Stack's sale of the Starr coins.

5. The example offered here. Lightly circulated. Pedigree listed below.

From Kagin's 1983 ANA sale, August 1983, Lot 2477. Earlier illustrated in Bowers and Ruddy, _Rare Coin Review_ number 43.