Lot 119
1805 S-267 R1. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Very attractive lustrous medium chocolate brown and steel with a hint of slightly lighter steel brown toning on the upper half of the neck. Mint frost covers this cent and the eye appeal is outstanding. The only marks, and they are minor, are a small nick or planchet flake mid-jawline, a microscopic pinprick under the upright of the E in LIBERTY, and a pair of small spots of reddish chocolate toning (not carbon) at the feet of AT in STATES. This cent looks choice mint state but there is a faint touch of rub on the highest points of the devices. M-LDS, Breen state III, with blurry die clashmarks on both sides and minor die cracks on the reverse. Graded MS60 net AU55 and tied for CC#5 in the Noyes census, his photo #20762. Bland says MS60 and tied for CC#5. Our grade is AU58+, very close to mint state. Comes with a great provenance. The attribution and Doug Bird Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 2 finer: 1 in 64, 1 in 65. (PCGS # 36427) Value $10,000 - UP
Ex M. A. Brown, S. H. & H. Chapman 4/16/1897:806-S. H. & H. Chapman-Allison W. Jackman, Henry Chapman 6/28/1918:721-Wayte Raymond-Charles J. DuPont, Stack's (Anderson DuPont Sale) 9/24/1954:486-Doris E. Nelson-Toby & Doris E. (Nelson) Syzmanski (the "TAD" Collection), Stack's 2/4/1976:75-Larry Whitlow (Ford City Coins & Stamps, Ltd.), New England Rare Coin Auctions 11/1978:51-Wayne Rattray (W & B Coin) 12/11/1982-Douglas F. Bird Collection (includes the last lot ticket).
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| Realized $10,500 |
