Lot 489
1803 S-256 R3 PCGS graded MS63+ Brown, CAC Approved. Beautiful lustrous medium brown and tan with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints of the devices. Hints of very faded mint color can be found in a few of the protected areas on both sides. There are a few puffs of slightly darker steel brown toning on the obverse including one behind the head and some more from the bust tip along the rim to before the face. The best identifying mark is a short arc of dentils hidden in the hair at the top of the head, probably from an earlier off-center strike. LDS, Breen state V, with a cud break over STA. Graded MS60 net AU55 and tied for CC#3 in the Noyes census (although he graded it MS60+ in his 1991 census), his photo #20616. Bland graded it MS61 and CC#2 in his census. Our grade is MS60. The reverse of this cent is plated in the 1991 Noyes reference to illustrate the late die state. Finest known by a good margin over other pieces known with the cud break. The attribution and Naftzger-Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label. Pop 2; none finer at PCGS for the variety . Estimated Value $10,000-UP
Ex Stack's 5/30/1975:565 (via C. Douglas Smith)-R. E. Naftzger, Jr. (who graded it MS65) 5/3/2002 (via Bill Noyes)-Tom Reynolds Collection (includes the Stack's lot envelope that also served as the Naftzger collection envelope).
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| Realized $23,500 |
