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1802 1C NC-2 R6 VG10 PCGS. ...
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1802 NC-2 Cent, VG10
1802 1C NC-2 R6 VG10 PCGS. Partly glossy chocolate brown and steel with darker steel and olive brown toning in the fields and protected areas. The surfaces are reasonably smooth but there is extremely fine roughness covering all but the highpoints of the devices. There is a small patch of stronger roughness in the field off the chin, and that patch is a lighter shade of brown. No verdigris but there are a few nicks in the field before the chin and neck plus a rim nick at TY. The date is not strong but it is easily readable and the legends are clear except for some strike weakness at the top of the reverse. The die crack through ERTY is light but clear, and that takes the difficulty out of attributing this very rare variety. Graded VG7 net G6 and tied for CC#7 in the Noyes census, his photo 26823. The top examples in his census grade 35(ANS)-20-10-8(2)-7-6(5)-5. Bland says VG7 and tied for CC#7; his top examples grade 40(ANS)-35-10(2)-8(2)-7(5). This cataloger's EAC grade for this example is VG8 sharpness net VG7. The attribution and COL Ellsworth Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS Gold Shield label (36338.10/32788777). (The reverse of the holder is scuffed.) PCGS population attributed as 1802 NC-2: 1 in VG10; 0 finer (10/24).Ex Kenneth W. Rendell 1958-C. Douglas Smith 6/1972-Denis W. Loring 5/1974-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz-John W. Adams-C. Douglas Smith 6/19/1975-Philip Van Cleave, Kagin's Numismatic Auctions #340, 1/30/1986:5256 ($2090)-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/2006:19522 ($3105)-Thomas D. Reynolds, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/31/2016:273 ($2937.50)-COL Steven K. Ellsworth.
Julius "Jules" Reiver was born in Wilmington, Delaware, on September 25, 1916, and died there on February 11, 2004. Reiver was a collector and researcher who formed an extensive die variety collection of copper and silver coins, nearly completing collections in all denominations. He was a veteran of World War II, an engineer, and worked many years in the family carpet business. He retired from the Army Reserve in 1966 as a Lieutenant Colonel. Reiver participated in the 1985 Coinage of the Americas Conference and published several variety reference guides, including the original late date cent reference that has revolutionized attribution of that series. He originated the date reference number system for attributing the late date varieties. Reiver discovered the 1797 NC-7 large cent variety. Heritage sold the Reiver Collection in January 2006.
1802 NC-2 Top 10 Census
XF40. L.P. Jones (Thomas L. Elder, 6/1922), lot 556; R.D. Book (1930); George H. Clapp; American Numismatic Society. Noyes Photo # ANS1063.
VF35. Robert Friedberg (Gimbel's Coin Department, 1956); C. Douglas Smith (1956); Dorothy I. Paschal (1957); Dr. William H. Sheldon (1972); R.E. Naftzger, Jr. (1992); Eric Streiner (1992); C. Douglas Smith; Dr. Robert A. Schuman; Superior (2/2002), lot 1279; W.M. "Jack" Wadlington (2005); Daniel W. Holmes, Jr. (Goldberg Auctions, 9/2009), lot 445; Chris Victor-McCawley; Buffalo, New York EAC Sale (McCawley and Grellman, 5/2012), lot 213; Greg Hannigan; Adam Mervis (Heritage, 1/2014), lot 2766; Heritage (6/2018), lot 3780. Noyes Photo # 20780.
VG10. Henry Stouffer; John M. Foreman, Sr.; Denis W. Loring (1982); Robinson S. Brown, Jr. (Superior, 9/1986), lot 339; Frank H. Stillinger. Noyes Photo # 27276.
VG10. Harold Cuddy (1990); Richard Mozdziesz. Noyes Photo # 31983.
VG8. Ron Gjertson.
VG8. Jess Peters (11/1974), lot 2640; William R.T. Smith (1975); C. Douglas Smith (1992); Superior (10/1992), lot 106; Henry Hettger; Grant Reed; Superior (9/1998), lot 1228. Noyes Photo # 23038.
VG7. Ken Rendell (1958); C. Douglas Smith (1972); Denis W. Loring (1974); Robert J. Shalowitz; John W. Adams; C. Douglas Smith (1975); Philip Van Cleave (Kagin's, 1/1986), lot 5256; Jules Reiver (Heritage, 1/2006), lot 19522; Thomas Reynolds (Goldberg Auctions, 2/2016), lot 273; COL Steven K. Ellsworth. The present specimen. Noyes Photo # 26823.
VG7. Downie/Lepczyk (12/1985), lot 829; Robert E. Matthews (Superior, 5/1989), lot 432; Daniel W. Holmes, Jr.; Chris Victor-McCawley (FPL #78); Palm Beach, Florida EAC Sale (McCawley and Grellman, 5/2006), lot 205. Noyes Photo # 25202.
VG7. Paul W. Paterson; Thomas Reynolds; Bruce Reinoehl. Noyes Photo # 34689.
VG7. Henry Hettger; James R. McGuigan (1990); Wes A. Rasmussen (Heritage, 1/2005), lot 3276. Noyes Photo # 25628.
From The COL Steven Ellsworth Collection of U.S. Large Cents 1796-1814.
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 224E, Variety PCGS# 36338, Base PCGS# 1470, GSID# 377662)
Metal: 100% Copper
Weight: 13.48 grams
Weight: 0.47549oz
Mintage: 3,435,100
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2025 January 9 The COL Steven K. Ellsworth Collection of US Large Cents 1796-1814 US Coins Signature® Auction - Orlando FUN #1369 (go to Auction Home page)
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