Five points sharper but there are faint hairline scratches in the field before the portrait, all blending perfectly into the attractive glossy medium brown toning. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and the only defect is a fissure on the rim over the second C in CONNEC (as struck). Struck slightly off center to K-12 leaving the bottom edge of the date off the planchet while the remainder of the date is strong and the legends are bold. Weight 116.5 grains.
Ex Chris McCawley, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 1/7/1995:91 ($231, via Tom Rinaldo) (lot ticket and Rinaldo envelope included)-the Neil Rothschild Collection
