Lot 73
1808 S-278 R3 Turban Head. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Lustrous steel brown fading to bluish steel in protected areas. A shallow planchet flake on star 6 is the only obvious defect (as struck, but there are smaller flakes at the adjacent stars. A tiny pit or void under the R in AMERICA can also help identify this cent. MDS. The dies are worn but there are no rim cuds visible on either side. Graded MS60 net AU55 for the planchet flaws and tied for CC#10 in the Noyes census, photo #31416. Called MS60 and tied for CC#7 honors in the Bland/Breen census. Our grade is MS60 net AU58+. Comes with a long, impressive provenance. The attribution and Paul Gerrie provenance are shown on the PCGS label. Pop 2; 2 in 63BN.
Estimated Value $10,000-UP.
Ex Charles Steigerwalt-John G. Mills, S. H. and H. Chapman 4/27/1904:1273-George H. Earle, H. Chapman 6/25/1912:3444-Clarence S. Bement, Henry Chapman 5/29/1916:322-Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau 5/16/1945:470-Wayte Raymond-J. H. Spray, Stack's 4/1975:20-Hank Rodgers-L. Barnett-Auction '89:1007 (as MS65)-Sil DiGenova-Steve Contursi-Auction '90:1009 (as MS64)-Steve Contursi-Stu Levine-American Numismatic Rarities 2004:47-Chris McCawley 1/2005-Paul Gerrie.
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