1800 B-1b, C-1, R.1, MS63 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC. Our EAC Grade MS63....

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1800 B-1b, C-1 Half Cent, MS63 Red and Brown
Manley Plate Coin

1800 B-1b, C-1, R.1, MS63 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC. Our EAC Grade MS63. Equivalents. Proskey 1: 1-A; Ross 1-A; Gilbert-1; Empire-25; Cohen-1; Breen-1b; Bowers-Whitman 1; Eckberg 1-A.
Rarity. R.1. Recent authors estimate a population between 1,200 and 1,600 examples of this issue in all grades.
Obverse 1 is unique to Breen-1, the only 1800-dated variety. A new obverse design known as the Draped Bust design was introduced in 1800. The upper serif of the 1 is close to the lowest hair curl and the second 0 is closer to the drapery than the border. The base of the 1 is minutely lower than the bottom of the adjacent 8. The B in LIBERTY leans slightly to the right and the left base of the T is missing.
Reverse A appears on 1800 Breen-1, and as Reverse A of 1802/0 Breen-1. This reverse die was used for all 1800-dated half cents and a minority of half cents dated 1802. Both branches terminate in a single leaf and those terminal leaves nearly touch, point-to-point. The left branch of the wreath has 17 leaves and four berries, the lone outside berry normally hidden under the die spalling below the E in UNITED. The right branch has 16 leaves and four berries. There are berries inside the wreath on each side of the ribbon bow. The denominator has 20 close and 00 wide, with the second 0 seemingly leaning to the right.
Edge. Plain.
Surfaces. Fully lustrous, this Select Mint State 1800 half cent has full cartwheel luster with considerable orange mint color and subtle blue overtones over light brown toning. Trivial marks on each side are inconsequential. An impressive example that presents exceptional eye appeal.
Die State. Manley Die State 4.0. The usual late die state.

Appearances. Illustrated at the PCGS Set Registry record of the McGuigan Collection. This is Ronald Manley's primary illustration and his Die State 4.0 plate in The Half Cent Die State Book 1793-1857. Plated in the 1980 ANA auction catalog.
PCGS Population (5/2022). PCGS has certified 75 1800 half cents in grades of MS60 or finer, including 19 pieces designated Red and Brown, and six others certified as Red. This example is one of nine graded MS63 Red and Brown, with two others graded MS64 Red and Brown, and two certified as MS64+ Red and Brown. In addition, PCGS has examined five coins graded MS63 Red.
Commentary. The Draped Bust obverse motif is said to be the work of Gilbert Stuart, as James Ross Snowden reported in A Description of the Medals of Washington, published in 1861: "The head of Liberty on the dollar of 1795 was designed by Stuart, the celebrated portrait painter, at the request of the Director, as we learn from a relation of the family."

In The U.S. Mint and Coinage, Don Taxay suggested that Stuart used model for the Draped Bust design: "A single portrait among his collected works, that of Mrs. William Bingham (Ann Willing), whom he first painted in England in 1780, bears a close resemblance, despite the three-quarter view." Taxay's speculation has become fact according to later students. However, we agree with William Eckberg, who writes: "The drawings and paintings of Mrs. Bingham by Stuart show a very different hair, chin and jaw line than is found on the Draped Bust coins."

Numismatic researcher R.W. Julian observes in Silver Dollars and Trade Dollars of the United States (Q. David Bowers, 1993):

"Some numismatists believe that Ann Willing (Mrs. William Bingham) was the ultimate model for the draped bust figure of Liberty, though this cannot be proven. It may well be that Stuart had her in mind for the profile, but barring further discoveries of documentary material, which is highly unlikely, the best that we can do is to say that this is entirely possible."

McGuigan Commentary. Superb full original mint red beginning to mellow slightly in a few areas. Late die state (M4.0) with the rust lump below "E" in UNITED joining the base of "E."
Provenance. Ex: 1980 ANA Auction (Steve Ivy Numismatic Auctions, 8/1980), lot 910; Lone Star Associates, Inc. (Charles Clifford and Harry Walker, 5/1981).
Personality. Charles Clifford, a Dallas native born in 1937, operated the rare coin firm, Lone Star Associates, Inc with Harry Walker. Clifford worked for Heritage in the late 1970s, again in the late 1980s, and rejoined the firm in 2004 for several years. The 2004 Heritage press release reported: Clifford began his numismatic career in the 1970s, when he drove to banks all over North Texas buying up bags of half dollars in search of the elusive 40% silver-clad specimens. Since that time, he has worked as a bullion trader and a rare coin buyer. In addition, he has traveled to hundreds of coin and sports card conventions all over the country and has worked in both wholesale and retail sales. In addition to his interest in numismatics, Clifford also collects hand-blown Depression glass and antique aquarium statues.
From The James R. McGuigan Half Cent Collection.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 222B, Variety PCGS# 35120, Base PCGS# 1052)

Weight: 5.44 grams

Metal: 100% Copper

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