Lot 500
1812 S-290 R1 Small Date PCGS graded MS62 Brown. Frosty medium steel brown and chocolate. Satiny mint luster covers the fields and protected areas and the eye appeal of this cent is excellent. No spots or stains, and the only notable mark is a faint hairline scratch right of the F in OF. MDS, Breen state II, with light die clashmarks on both sides and a raised ridge along the dentil tips over STATES OF. This cent has choice mint state eye appeal. Graded AU55 by Del Bland. Noyes says AU50 Choice and tied for CC#10, his photo #24348. Our grade is AU55. Comes with a nice provenance that has been traced back over 100 years. The attribution and Brown-Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label. Pop 1; 4 finer at PCGS for the variety, 1 in 63+, 1 in 64, 2 in 65. Estimated Value $5,000-UP
Ex Harlan P. Smith, S. H. & H. Chapman 5/8/1906:117-Milton A. Holmes, Stack's 10/5/1960:1469-William Arthur-Irving Moskovitz, Abner Kreisberg (Quality Sales Corp.) 2/1977:1280-Del Bland 3/1977-Willard J. Carmel 10/2/1981-G. Lee Kuntz, Superior 10/6/1991:324-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 1/27/1996:395-Dennis Mendelson, 1997 EAC Sale, 4/19/1997:183-Tom Reynolds Collection (includes the collection envelopes of Kuntz and Brown and the last 3 auction lot tickets).
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| Realized $14,100 |
