Lot 440
1802 S-227 R2. EF-45. Breen Plate Coin. Ten points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned frosty reddish steel and chocolate with darker steel toning on the highpoints. There are a few small carbon spots hidden in the reverse designs, including two on the bottom of the C in CENT and another on the upper part of the left ribbon loop. Otherwise this cent is free of marks and the eye appeal remains decent. MDS, Breen state II, with strong die clashmarks on the obverse. Plated in the Breen book to illustrate the variety. Called AU55 and CC#2 in the Bland census. Noyes says AU55 net EF45 and tied for CC#7, photo #23204. Removed from a PCGS slab graded AU53 (PCGS label included, and it shows the attribution and Husak provenance). PCGS Population 1; One finer in AU58 at PCGS for the variety. DWH #3490.
Estimated Value $5,000-UP.
Ex Alfred Bonard, Stack’s 1/69:181-Stack’s 12/22/71-George V. Nelson, Stack’s 4/77:1067-C. Douglas Smith-Dr. Robert A. Schuman, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/2002:1254-Walter Husak, Heritage 2/15/08:2230.
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| Realized $5,290 |
