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1800 S-211 Cent, VF20
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1800 1C S-211 R3 VF20 PCGS. The obverse is glossy steel and olive brown while the reverse is dark steel in the center with lighter brown in the field outside the wreath. The reverse is covered with fine roughness and the darker area is a thin layer of hard verdigris. There are several fine scratches on the obverse and digs under the F in OF and M on the reverse. Not the most attractive cent in this collection but the details are sharp. M-LDS, Breen state VI, with swelling in the obverse fields. This cataloger's EAC grade is VF20 sharpness net F12. The attribution and COL Ellsworth Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS Gold Shield label (36221.20/15000059). PCGS population attributed as S-211: 1 in VF20; 1 finer (10/24).
Ex Joe Rose-John Brady-Joel Spingarn-Walter H. Reed 8/2/2003-COL Steven K. Ellsworth.

Joel William Spingarn, a World War II veteran, was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 20, 1921. Initially interested in stamp collecting, he soon developed an interest in photography, becoming his life-long vocation. His coin collecting interest began when a coin show was held at a hotel where he was staying. Spingarn eventually discovered early copper, and nearly completed his collection of Sheldon numbers, lacking only the 1795 S-79 Reeded edge cent and the 1801 S-217 rarity. Spingarn passed away on May 14, 2018, and was buried at the Long Island National Cemetery.
From The COL Steven Ellsworth Collection of U.S. Large Cents 1796-1814.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 2248, Variety PCGS# 36221, Base PCGS# 1449, GSID# 79997)

Metal: 100% Copper
Weight: 13.48 grams
Weight: 0.47549oz
Mintage: 2,822,175


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