Lot 198
1807/6 S-272 R4+ Small Overdate 7 over 6. PCGS graded AU-53. Glossy dark steel brown and chocolate with frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas, especially on the reverse. The surfaces are smooth and quite attractive with only a light touch of wear on the highpoints. The notable marks are a small pinprick in the field off the mouth and a small spot of darker toning just left of the numerator of the fraction. Sharply struck MDS, Breen state II. The fine die clashmarks are clear on both sides and the overdate feature is bold. A fantastic example of this famous overdate variety, one of the toughest "Redbook" varieties to locate in high grade. The variety is unknown in mint state and the finest example known behind the coin offered here grades only Very Fine. This cent is plated in the Noyes and Breen books to illustrate the die variety. Called EF45 and CC#2 in the Bland census. Noyes says AU50 net EF40 and CC#2, his photo #23156. Our grade is Extremely Fine-45. PCGS population 1 with 1 finer in AU55.
Estimated Value $40,000 - 50,000.
Ex an old lady in Boonville, NY, who was born in 1807 and saved this cent as a memento-J. S. Twining-W. Elliot Woodward #83, 4/1886:688-Dr. George P. French 3/21/29-B. Max Mehl 1929 FPL, lot 345-T. James Clarke 10/1954-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/14/73:589-Charles E. Harrison-C. Douglas Smith-Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/88:258-C. Douglas Smith-Dr. Robert A. Schuman 9/1999-Tony Terranova & Chris McCawley 3/2000-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.
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