Lot 187
1803 S-249 R2 Corrected Fraction 100/000. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous medium brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and satiny light bluish steel overtone in the protected areas. The only mark is a tiny spot of darker toning touching the leaf under the D in UNITED. Nicely struck E-MDS, Breen state II. The "Mumps" break at the throat is strong and there is a bit of minor swelling near the dentils off the tip of the bust. No die cracks, only some very fine die clashmarks on both sides. The corrected fraction feature is bold, and this is the finest or at least tied for the finest example known of the 1803 with Corrected Fraction feature. Called MS65 choice and tied for finest known in the Noyes census, his photo #20746. Bland says MS65 and CC#1 by itself. Our grade is Mint State-64. Ted's envelope has a notation in Ted's handwriting that states "Gordy (Gordon Wrubel) says FK (Finest Known)." This is the Noyes plate coin for the variety. PCGS population 1 with none finer.
Estimated Value $20,000 - 25,000.
Ex New England Rare Coin Galleries (Jim Halperin) FPL 9/1974-Manfra, Tordella & Brookes-Gordon J. Wrubel 2/75-R. E. Naftzger, Jr. (although Ted's notes on the envelope say this piece went directly from NERCG to Gordon Wrubel in 12/74, then to Ted on 2/75).
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| Realized $71,875 |
