Lot 365
1803 S-253 R2 EF40. Sharpness AU50 with two short, dull scratches at the earlobe, a couple light nicks on the throat, a small nick under the left corner of the eye, and a couple more tiny nicks in the field under the chin. The reverse is nearly free of marks, but there is a planchet flake under the left stem end. Glossy steel brown with dark steel toning on the highpoints and lots of frosty light brown and tan faded down from mint color in protected areas. M-LDS, Breen state V. There is a tiny internal cud between two die cracks on the upper right of the D in UNITED, and the area at STAT is now slightly raised as a retained cud break outside a strong arcing die crack. A neat die state. Called AU50 net EF45 and tied for CC#7 in the Bland census. Noyes says EF45 net VF35 and tied for CC#15, his photo #28720. A cent that offers excellent eye appeal in spite of the minor defects, and it was the finest example of the variety in the Holmes collection. Comes with a great provenance that includes some of the finest collections of US Large Cents. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP
Ex Henry C. Hines-T. James Clarke-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Dorothy Paschal (via Ray Chatham) 1972-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:373-Doug Bird 6/18/1990-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 1/27/1996:351-Tom Reynolds 5/1996-Jack Wadlington (via Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley) 6/30/2005-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/6/2009:500.
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| Realized $2,056 |
