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1800 1C Normal Date. AU50 Details, Corroded,

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:6,750.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1800 1C Normal Date. AU50 Details, Corroded,
<B>1800 1C Normal Date. AU50 Details, Corroded, Altered surfaces, ANACS. S-210, B-24, High R.5.</B></I> <B>Bland VF35; CC-3. Noyes VF20; CC-4. Photo #28438. Our EAC Grade VF25.<BR><BR>Equivalents.</B></I> Proskey 17; Doughty 155; McGirk 4A; Ross 19; Clapp-Newcomb 23; EAC 21; <I>Encyclopedia </B></I>1737; PCGS #1449.<BR><B><BR>Appearances. </B></I>Illustrated by John P. Kennedy in the August 1928 issue of <I>The Numismatist</B></I>.<BR><B><BR>Surfaces.</B></I> Although the obverse has a highly polished appearance, there is little actual evidence of the metal movement that occurs when a coin is burnished. Remnants of light corrosion are evident near the obverse borders, and across the reverse surface. Both sides have dark olive-brown color, with steel-brown or ebony in places.<BR><B><BR>Variety. </B></I>Die chip at top right curve of B. First A in AMERICA repunched. The obverse appears on S-210. The reverse appears on S-208, S-209, S-210, and NC-4.<BR><B><BR>Die State IV. </B></I>An intermediate die state with rim failure above and right of TY on the obverse.<BR><B><BR>Census. </B></I>Only about 40 examples of S-210 are known in all grades, and just four pieces grade above Fine. The finest examples are the Sheldon-Naftzger AU55, the Brown-Rasmussen XF45, this VF35, and the Dr. Wallace Lee VF20.<BR><B><BR>Commentary. </B></I>The S-210 is another rare cent variety that is immediately identified by a single glance. A small die chip just inside the obverse border over the right side of the B looks like an apostrophe. Sheldon called it the "Comma" variety.<BR><BR><B>Provenance. </B></I><I>J.P. Kennedy (1928); B. Max Mehl; Oscar Pearl (Numismatic Gallery, 1944 FPL), lot 148, $250; Charles Williams (Numismatic Gallery, 1950), lot 175, $215; Dr. William H. Sheldon; Dorothy Paschal; Robinson S. Brown, Jr. (Superior, 1/1996), lot 293, $3,960; Chris Victor-McCawley.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Personality. Oscar J. Pearl</B></I> was a resident of New York City who appreciated the arts. He collected large cents and amassed 479 coins that were sold via a fixed price list issued by Abe Kosoff and Numismatic Gallery in 1944. The price list included reprints of S.S. Crosby's work on 1793 cents and S.H. Chapman's reference on 1794 cents. His additional collections included European coins, especially those of France, Germany, and Italy. Bowers and Ruddy sold additional items from the Pearl Collection at auction in June 1979. A photo of Pearl, with various art objects, appears in the Bowers and Ruddy catalog.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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