Mint color has faded to different degrees over mostly light brown surfaces, confined to suggestions on the obverse, persistently red in protected areas of the reverse, and mellowing to gold, olive, and honey brown in the reverse fields. With excellent cartwheel luster remaining on both sides, this specimen offers exceptional aesthetic appeal. A hint of an old fingerprint has become part of the obverse color scheme in the right field, and a single speck stands far above A of HALF at the central reverse. Few other issues are seen, and just a very faint jogging abrasion above C in CENT is worth mentioning. The die state is very similar to the previous specimen, roughly Manley 1.0, with the same light cracks near the left stars but fewer visible denticles. Most of the denticles above the obverse have lost definition, as have the denticles atop the reverse. Other details, from the portrait to the star centers, remain well defined, though the stars on the right are sharper than those on the left.This coins provenance includes several of the most notable numismatists of the 20th century.
