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Auction 1200 | Lot 2228 » Large Cents
1840 1C Small Over Large 18 PR63 Red and Brown PCGS. N-2, High R.6 as a Proof. Our EAC Grade PR62. (PCGS# 1950)
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Auction 24084 | Lot 13050 » Large Cents
1840 1C PR 63 Red and Brown PCGS. ... (PCGS# 1950)
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Auction 195 | Lot 6169 » Large Cents
1840 PR 64 Red and Brown NGC. N-2. There is an interesting passage in Breen (1977) relating to the proofs struck in 1840:
"Blundered die, small straight date over larger 18 leaning to right. The die was originally dated 18__ in expectation of use either in 1839 or 1840, but by the time the Engraving Department got around to using it, the individual large date punches had been abandoned in favor of the small date logotype or gangpunch. About 14 or 15 proofs are known, but only 5 have been graded, and it is incredible carelessness that among all the dozen or so obverses made for this year, the one with a naked-eye blunder would have been chosen for making proofs. Some specimens have a fiery brilliance like the 1841s and the half cents of this year."
The brilliance is subdued on this piece with an overlay of light brown and olive across each side. Yet, the mirrored flash still is brightly evident, with or without proper lighting. A few tiny contact marks are seen on each side. Population: 3 in 64, none are finer by either service (11/98). (PCGS# 1950)
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Auction 414 | Lot 201 » Large Cents
1840 1C PR63 Red and Brown PCGS. N-2, High R.6 as a proof. Blundered date with sharply repunched 18, a rather surprising choice of the obverse die to coin proof examples of this date. The features of the repunched date are extremely sharp. The dentils along the right side of the obverse and the right side of the reverse clearly show evidence of more than one strike. The fields are fully reflective with light brown and iridescent toning over golden surfaces that have faded slightly from original mint color. A few minor specks are evident on the obverse, and a short vertical scratch can be seen inside the wreath on the reverse. A small U-shaped lint mark is noted in the right obverse field near star 10. EAC PR63.
Ex: Bowers and Merena (10/2000), lot 280; American Numismatic Rarities (6/2004), lot 2233. (PCGS# 1950)
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