Lot 203
1810 S-285 R2. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Turban Head. Lustrous mottled mix of chocolate and darker olive brown with hints of tan faded down from mint color on the right side of the obverse. The surfaces are satiny and both sides display attractive cartwheel luster, but the uneven toning is a distraction. The best identifying marks, and they are barely visible, are a small spot of barely visible verdigris in the field directly below star 1 (possibly removable) and some microscopic planchet chips on the raised body of the C in CENT. Nicely struck MDS, Breen state III early, with strong die clashmarks right of ONE CENT. Stars 1-4 are not fully struck up, as usual, but the remainder show full radial lines. Called AU55 and tied for CC#8 in the Bland census. Noyes says AU55 net EF45 and tied for CC#9, his photo #20325. Our grade is About Uncirculated-55. PCGS population 1 with none finer.
Estimated Value $8,000 - 10,000.
Ex Jonathan K. Kern 2/1977-Gordon J. Wrubel 4/1977-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.
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