Lot 445
1802 NC-2 R6. VF-25 Plus. Breen Plate Coin. Five points sharper but there are light contact marks on both sides, including some light hairlines and tiny ticks scattered about the obverse, strongest in the hair under BE and under the earlobe, and a collection of tiny digs over EN in CENT. None of these marks is distracting and the eye appeal is very nice for the grade. The surfaces are smooth, free of corrosion or planchet flaws. Glossy dark olive brown and steel with lighter chocolate brown highpoints. The arc-shaped crack at BERTY is clear and the obverse die clashmarks are sharp. Called VF35 and CC#2 in the Bland census. Noyes says VF35 net VF20 and CC#2, photo #20780. The CC#1 example is impounded in the ANS museum, making this example the finest available to collectors by a wide margin, the next best grading only VG10 at best. This is the plate coin for the variety in the Breen book. DWH #2811.
Estimated Value $10,000-UP.
Ex Robert Friedberg (Gimbel’s coin department in New York City) 4/4/56-C. Douglas Smith 12/56-Dorothy Paschal 1/57-Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/19/72-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/92-Eric Streiner 4/22/92-C. Douglas Smith-Dr. Robert A. Schuman, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/18/02:1279-Jack Wadlington (via Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley) 6/30/05.
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| Realized $10,350 |
