A first-rate turkey, weighing from twenty-five to thirty pounds avoirdupois, was considered well sold when it brought a quarter of a dollar. — John James Audubon, 1832Offered is the second finest known example of 1832 B-2, trailing only the specimen offered in the previous lot. Deep golden olive peripheries blend effortlessly into deep blue and rosy silver centers, scaled subtly and attractively. Very lustrous and very attractive, with magnified scrutiny revealing just some minor hairlines in areas and a shallow abrasion on Libertys cheekbone. The light die crack at stars 12 and 13 is readily seen.This coin and the example offered in lot 1083 are the only coins graded higher than MS-64 in the Rea-Koenings-Haroutunian census of this die marriage. Only one other PCGS MS-65 has been graded for the entire date.
