Lot 570
1814 S-295 R1 Plain 4. AU-58 Plus. Turban Head. Choice lustrous light steel brown and tan with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Great color for an 1814 cent. The luster and eye appeal of this cent are consistent with a choice mint state example, but a strong glass reveals a hint of rub on the highest points of the design. The only marks are a dull scrape on the inner point of star 4 and a small swipe of chocolate toning between star 12 and the adjacent dentils. Sharply struck E-MDS, Breen state VI, with an arcing die crack from the dentils through star 11 and the lowest curl extending through the bust and the 8 in the date to the rim below. Crumbling has not formed on star 11 or the throat. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS63BN (NGC label included, and the attribution shown on the label is S-294 rather than the correct S-295). For the correct Sheldon Number the pop report should be Pop 1; 2 in MS64 BN. DWH #3409.
Estimated Value $10,000-UP.
Ex Tom Reynolds-Denis Loring 4/27/07.
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