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1802 1C S-225, B-1, R.3, MS64 Brown PCGS. Our EAC Grade MS60....
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Description
1802 S-225 Cent, MS64 Brown
The Hines-Downing Coin
Tied for Second Finest Known
1802 1C S-225, B-1, R.3, MS64 Brown PCGS. Our EAC Grade
MS60. Glossy chocolate-brown surfaces show faint field
reflectivity, contrasting against underlying blue and rose tones on
both sides. The surfaces are essentially problem-free, aside from
scattered, trivial marks. Both sides of this nicely centered
example display complete border dentils.Variety: The date is shifted left on this obverse, with the 1 joined to the hair and the 2 separated from the drapery. That date location is diagnostic. The obverse reappears on S-226. This early die state example shows clash marks at the lower right obverse, other clash marks on the reverse, and a delicate die crack from the final S to OF.
Population Data (3/15): For all die varieties, PCGS has certified 40 Mint State 1802 large cents. This example is one of 10 MS64 Brown (one MS64+ Brown) with nine Brown pieces numerically finer.
Heritage Commentary: The late C. Douglas Smith was fond of stating that a collector cannot truly appreciate a coin until he has owned it three different times. Smith owned this example four different times, so he must have really appreciated it.
Provenance: Henry C. Hines; Homer K. Downing (ANA Sale, New Netherlands, 8/1952), lot 1894; C. Douglas Smith; Louis Helfenstein (Lester Merkin, 8/1964), lot 24; C. Douglas Smith; Garry Fitzgerald; C. Douglas Smith; Jerry A. Bobbe; C. Douglas Smith; Herman Halpern (Stack's, 3/1988), lot 200; Hain Family Collection (Stack's, 1/2002), lot 746; ANA Sale (Bowers and Merena, 8/2006), lot 125; Cardinal Collection (Stack's Bowers, 1/2013), lot 13014.
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 224E, Variety PCGS# 36290, Base PCGS# 1470, Greysheet# 80011)
Weight: 13.48 grams
Metal: 100% Copper
Auction Info
2015 May 12 The Eugene H. Gardner Collection III US Coins Signature Auction - New York #1228 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
May, 2015
12th
Tuesday
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