Lot 78
1800 S-206 R3. PCGS graded AU-55. A sharp cent but recolored glossy light olive and chocolate with overtones of sea-green. The surfaces are smooth and the eye appeal is quite nice, but there are some nicks in the field below the hair ribbon that do catch your eye. MDS, Breen state II, with die cracks on both sides. Graded AU50 sharpness net EF40 and finest known in the Noyes census, his photo #21391. Bland says net EF40 and tied for CC#1 with one other example. Our grade is AU50 net VF35+. This is the plate coin for the variety in the Breen encyclopedia and in the 1991 Noyes reference. And it comes with a nice provenance that is unbroken for more than a century. The attribution and Doug Bird Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 1 finer in 58. (PCGS # 36206) Value $9,000 - UP
Ex "Consignor B"-Henry Chapman 6/3/1909:756-J. W. Scott & Co., Ltd.-Henry C. Hines-Homer K. Downing, 1952 ANA Sale (New Netherlands Coin Co. #38) 8/16/1952:1864-C. Douglas Smith 1971-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:300-Douglas F. Bird Collection (includes the Brown collection envelope and lot ticket).
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