Lot 185
1802 S-232 R1. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Glossy light brown delicately mottled with darker steel brown. Frosty tan peeks through in some of the protected areas. The surfaces are lustrous with attractive cartwheel under the glossy toning. There are a half dozen tiny, barely visible specks of darker toning on each side, and some of these specks contain traces of carbon. The most noticeable of these spots is under the bust tip. Only a few trivial contact marks, including a tiny hairline scratch under the right base of the E in ONE. Late die state, Breen state VII, with a strong cud break at ATE that joins TE to the rim above. The reverse is plated in the Noyes book to illustrate the late state of that die. Called MS60 and tied for CC#2 in the Bland census. Noyes says MS60 net AU50 and tied for CC#7, his photo #21720. Our grade is Mint State-60. PCGS population 1 with none finer.
Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000.
Ex Charles M. Williams, Numismatic Gallery #68, 11/1950:194-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.
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