Lot 201
1807 S-276 R1 Large Fraction. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Frosty chocolate and dark steel brown with traces of lighter brown toning in protected areas, especially on the reverse. The fields are satiny and offer excellent eye appeal. There are a few tiny ticks on the shoulder, a pair of very faint hairlines on the cheek, and a subtle splash of reddish chocolate toning under LI in LIBERTY. The only notable defect on the reverse is a small spot of very fine carbon on the ribbon left of the numerator of the fraction. Nicely struck EDS, Breen die state I, Iskra state I early. The reverse is rotated 35 degrees CCW from a normal head-to-foot orientation. Characteristic of this die state is some weakness of strike along the hair at the back of the head, on the leaves under UNITED, and on UNIT itself. Everything else is very sharp, much sharper than usually found on the variety. Called AU55 and tied for CC#4 in the Noyes census, his photo #21236. Bland says AU55 and tied for CC#4 as well. Our grade is About Uncirculated-58. PCGS population 1 with 2 finer in MS63.
Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,000.
Ex Sheraton Coin Co. 1947-Admiral Worthington S. Bitler 8/1960-Abe Kosoff 4/1961-given to Ted Naftzger in exchange for cataloging the Bitler cents for auction (as noted on Ted's coin envelope).
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