Lot 267
1802 S-232 R1. PCGS graded AU-53. Choice glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. Frosty luster shows in the fields and protected areas and this cent offers outstanding eye appeal. Essentially flawless, but a glass reveals a faint vertical scratch from the curl on the neck down to the drapery. A small area of slightly darker chocolate toning at the U in UNITED and a smaller one under the O in OF are good identifying marks. LDS, Breen state VII, with a strong cud break connecting the second T in STATES to the rim above. In addition this cent appears to have been broadstruck leaving rims that are clearly wider than normal, and there is an unreported narrow but clearly defined rim cud break from left of the hair ribbon up nearly to the L in LIBERTY. A very interesting cent. Our grade is EF40 Choice. The attribution is shown on the PCGS label.
Estimated Value $2,000-UP.
Ex 2008 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 5/10/2008:353 (lot ticket included).
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