Lot 44
1803 S-243 R2 Stemless Wreath PCGS graded AU53. Variety with a Doubled Fraction Bar. Glossy medium chocolate brown and olive. Smooth and attractive, free of any roughness or spots, but there are a few contact marks. The notable ones are a couple very light rim bruises opposite the chin and neck (which are barely visible in the slab), a thin vertical nick on the cheek, a couple diagonal nicks on the neck, and a rim nick over the second T in STATES. None of these marks is distracting and the eye appeal of this cent is excellent. MDS, Breen state III, with a clearly defined rim cud from just right of the Y to opposite the end of the nose. The Stemless Wreath, Doubled Fraction Bar, and Strongly Repunched Second S in STATES features are obvious. This is the plate coin for the die state in the Breen encyclopedia. Our grade is EF40 net VF35 for the minor marks. Noyes says VF35 net VF30 and tied for CC#15, his photo #27606. The attribution and Koshkarian provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 3 finer, 1 in 58, 1 in 63, 1 in 65 for the variety. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP
Ex Bowers & Merena 1/1990:1115-J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/2001:544-Doug Bird 2/2007.
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