PCGS authenticated and graded XF 45. Glossy steel brown and light chocolate with mint frost in protected areas, especially on the reverse. A pair of light diagonal nicks right of the upper lip are the only notable marks. Rare EDS, die state a, with bold repunching at the 184, and a small lump has formed on the top of the E in CENT. Not in the overall condition census for the variety but tied for CC#3 of those known in the early die state (a) in the Grellman census. CAC Certified.
Ex; J. R. Grellman, Jr. 7/1995 - R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:488 - Chris McCawley, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/2010:1105 - John McBride 6/20/2020 - Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth Collection