Lot 518
1803 S-261 R2+ Large Fraction. EF-45. Plated in Newcomb, Noyes, and Breen. Five points sharper with a few small spots of darker toning on the head and a patch of very fine roughness at CA in AMERICA. Glossy light chocolate brown with small splashes of reddish brown toning scattered over the reverse. No notable signs of contact, but the aforementioned reddish brown toning spots are a bit distracting from an otherwise very attractive cent. MDS, Breen state IV. The arcing die crack on the obverse is clear. This crack is a prominent feature on the so-called 1804 restrikes made decades later using this obverse die, then discarded as scrap metal, with the date altered to 1804. The obverse of this cent is plated in the Newcomb book on the cents of 1801-1803 and in the Noyes book. Both sides are plated in the Breen book to illustrate the variety. Called AU55 and tied for CC#2 in the Bland census. Noyes says AU55 net EF40 and tied for CC#7, his photo #23146. Removed from a PCGS slab graded AU58 (PCGS label included, and it shows the attribution and Husak provenance). DWH #3495.
Estimated Value $5,000-UP.
Ex Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau & Co. 2/1945:445-James G. Macallister-Charles Green 1950-C. Douglas Smith-Dr. Robert A. Schuman, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/5/2004:569-Walter Husak, Heritage 2/15/08:2264.
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| Realized $6,325 |
