Lot 444
1802 S-229 R2+. Good-4. Noyes Plate Coin. A few points sharper with patches of fine porosity, strongest in the hair left of the ear. There are a half dozen small pitmarks that contain greenish verdigris left of the C in CENT. Rather glossy steel brown and chocolate. The date is clear and the legends are nearly complete. Nothing special except for the die state, which is the extremely rare LDS, Breen state VII, with a strong cud break connecting TE in STATES to the rim above, plus a slightly sunken retained cud break over AME. This is the plate coin used to illustrate the die state in the Noyes book, his photo #22235. DWH #2439.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex John Ashby 5/81-John D. Wright, 2004 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/17/04:193.
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