Lot 624
1810 S-283 R2. VF-20. Turban Head. Sharper by at least 5 points but the obverse stars and parts of the hair have been expertly strengthened leaving full radial lines in all the stars. The obverse has retoned a most beautiful shade of chocolate delicately mixed with medium brown while the reverse appears to be totally original and is glossy chocolate with frosty steel brown toning in protected areas. No roughness, verdigris, or notable signs of contact. The eye appeal is outstanding for the grade, and the strengthening is barely detectable. In fact, the strengthening could easily go undetected except for the fact that finding full radial lines in all the stars is so unusual (perhaps unprecedented) for this die variety. And that makes you look more closely than you might otherwise. EDS, Breen state I. This is the coin substituted into the ANS collection for the Clapp coin (supposedly switched without permission by Dr. Sheldon). When March Wells discovered he had the original Clapp coin in his collection (ex Dr. Sheldon-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.-Herman Halpern, Stack’s 3/16/88:270), he notified the ANS. Eric Newman, representing the ANS, accepted the Clapp coin back into the ANS collection and gave this switched coin to March Wells in 5/03. So this cent comes with a great look, a "colorful" history, and good title following a checkered past.
Estimated Value $500 - 800.
Ex Dr. William H. Sheldon-American Numismatic Society 5/2003.
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