Lot 483
1803 S-246 R3 Mumps Obverse. EF-40. Five points sharper with a small patch of microscopic roughness in the field before the face. Otherwise the surfaces and eye appeal of the cent are outstanding, just a few trivial contact marks from flawless. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with frosty lighter brown in protected areas. The patch of microscopic roughness before the face is a slightly darker shade of reddish chocolate, but it blends nicely with the surrounding tone. Sharply struck EDS, Breen state I, before the "Mumps" break at the throat. The fields are hard and reflective. A beautiful cent in spite of the minor flaw. Called EF45 and tied for CC#2 in the Bland census. Noyes says AU50 net EF40 and tied for CC#2, his photo #20702. Removed from a PCGS slab graded AU53 (PCGS label included, and it shows the attribution and Husak provenance). PCGS Population 1; The finest of 3 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #3492.
Estimated Value $5,000-UP.
Ex Carl Wurtzbach-Barney Bluestone 3/49-Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/19/72-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/92-Eric Streiner 3/30/92-C. Douglas Smith-Dr. Robert A. Schuman, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 1/5/2000:211-Walter Husak, Heritage 1/15/08:2249 (with an incorrect provenance listed in that catalog).
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| Realized $9,488 |
