Lot 231
1812 S-290 R1 Small Date PCGS graded MS63+ Brown. Beautiful lustrous medium steel brown and chocolate with faint peeps of very faded mint red on both sides. A choice cent, free of any spots, stains, or verdigris. The only marks, and they are trivial, are a tiny tick between star 2 and the chin and a faint hairline scratch in the field under the bust tip. MDS, Breen state II late, with die clashmarks on both sides and a raised ridge along the dentil tips over STATES OF. Graded MS60 and tied for CC#8 in the Bland census. Noyes says MS60 net AU55 (no idea why the deduction) and tied for CC#7, his photo #31256. Our grade is MS60. A great type coin to represent the Classic Head design. The attribution and Halpern-Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label. Pop 1; 3 finer at PCGS for the variety. Estimate Value $15,000 - UP
Ex Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/1988:277-John B. MacDonald (via Denis Loring) 4/1997.
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