Lot 116
1804 S-266c R2. PCGS graded AU-55. Glossy olive and dark bluish steel brown with frosty tan and light brown faded down from mint color in protected areas on both sides. Smooth surfaces, void of any hint of roughness or verdigris. The only marks are a nick on the neck and two tiny pinpricks on the bust, plus some microscopic ticks scattered over both sides. Sharply struck LDS, Breen state IV, showing strong cud breaks at RTY and MERI. Only very light friction on the highest points of the devices from mint state. A sharp cent with excellent eye appeal. One of the nicest 1804 large cents to come to the market in decades. The only nicer one outside the ANS Collection is the PCGS MS63 Brown (our grade AU58) example in our sale of the Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., collection (7 Sept 2009, lot 531, which established a price record for an 1804 large cent: $661,250). Our grade is AU55, same as the PCGS grade. The attribution and Doug Bird Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 1 finer in 63 (the Holmes coin mentioned above). (PCGS # 36422) Value $150,000 - UP
Ex Michael Arconti, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/31/2010:661-Douglas F. Bird Collection (lot ticket included).
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