1836 - McCloskey 6-E       R4

1836 6-E obverse image 1836 6-E reverse image

Diagnostic Features

Obverse: Tall 1 that is low in field; die crack between 8 and 3 in date.
Reverse: Small berry among the leaves; eagle does not have a tongue; 5 is 100% under arrow feather; D is 100% under branch.

Notes and Die States

Also Breen 6510; third head; shorter talons; large 5.

Coin illustrated is NGC 61, acquired from Heritage ANA auction 2010, lot #2251.

@Mark S. Ghiorso, ClassicHalfEages.com, December 2017