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1803 1/2 C C-1, B-1, R.1 MS64 Brown NGC. Our EAC Grade AU58....

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1803 C-1, B-1 Half Cent, MS64 Brown
Late Die State

1803 1/2 C C-1, B-1, R.1 MS64 Brown NGC. Our EAC Grade AU58. Delicate blue overtones grace the rich chocolate-brown surfaces of this splendid 1803 half cent. Trivial field marks are evident on surfaces that lack spots or corrosion.

Variety: C-1, B-1, R.1. Manley Die State 3.0. The fields are flow-lined, and the reverse has a crack from the first T in STATES, through the wreath, to the border between AM. A branch extends down through the wreath to the N in UNITED and the rim.

Population Data (5/14): NGC has certified just 20 Mint State 1803 half cents, including three pieces MS64 and one MS66. Another four MS64 or finer examples are PCGS-certified.

Heritage Commentary: Although Breen listed six Mint State coins and wrote that "dozens of other records exist" for Mint State examples of the B-1, our experience suggests otherwise. Likely fewer than 20 true Mint State pieces survive today.

Provenance: American Numismatic Rarities (9/2003), lot 119.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 222E, Variety PCGS# 35128, Base PCGS# 1060, Greysheet# 80873)

Weight: 5.44 grams

Metal: 100% Copper

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Auction Info

2014 June 23 The Eugene H. Gardner Collection of US Coins Signature Auction - New York #1213 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
June, 2014
23rd Monday
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