Lot 182
1801 S-217 R6+. PCGS graded AU-50. Glossy dark chocolate and steel brown. The planchet is free of any hint of corrosion or verdigris. There are a few trivial contact marks scattered about, mostly on the obverse where they are lost amid the strong die clashmarks. The only notable marks are a faint hairline scratch from the earlobe to the throat, a dull vertical nick in the field well below the end of the hair ribbon, and two dull diagonal nicks in the field behind the head. Late die state, Breen III, with heavy die clashmarks on the obverse and obvious bulging at the bust and in the field and curls under the hair ribbon. The strike is weak on the upper part of the reverse due to the opposing swelling at the bust and lower curls. The Naftzger envelope contains a notation by Ted regarding the severe obverse die injuries from clashing and he calls this the "Rarest of 3-digit S. (Sheldon) varieties." Called EF40 Average Plus and tied for CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #21627. Bland says EF40 and CC#2 behind the slightly sharper but lightly corroded example Noyes has tied with this piece for finest honors. In fact, Noyes lists the other EF40 piece slightly behind the example offered here due to the defects present on that coin. Our grade is Extremely Fine-40. PCGS population 1 with 1 finer (the other EF40 mentioned above).
Estimated Value $40,000 - 50,000.
Ex Charles J. Dupont, Stack's 9/24/54:321-Abe Kosoff-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.
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