Lot 482
1803 S-245 R3. NGC graded MS-65 Brown. Frosty tan and light steel brown faded down from original mint color with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highest points of the design. No spots or stains, and the only marks are a couple microscopic planchet flakes near the dentils left of the lower curls, as struck, and a tiny nick in the field right of these flakes, plus a faint horizontal hairline of darker steel toning from the ear to the upper lip. Satiny mint luster covers everything but the very highest points of the design on both sides. Terminal die state, Breen state III, with a strong cud break at RICA plus another small but strong one over the left top of the N in UNITED. In addition, there is a clear, continuous double profile from the forehead down to the chin (from die bounce). Called MS65 choice and finest known in the Noyes census, photo #21502. Bland says MS61 and tied for finest known honors. Our grade is MS63. NGC Population 1, The finest of 7 graded at NGC for the variety. DWH #2851.
Estimated Value $25,000-UP.
Discovered in England, then to Major Charles Cole-Rare Coin Company of America 8/70-Jerry A. Bobbe-C. Douglas Smith-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz-C. Douglas Smith-Jerry A. Bobbe-C. Douglas Smith-Herman Halpern, Stack’s 3/16/88:224-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/92-Eric Streiner-Jay Parrino (The Mint)-Bowers & Merena 8/12/96:22-Jack Wadlington (via Bob Grellman and Chris McCawley) 1/7/06.
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| Realized $32,200 |
