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1800 1C Normal Date. AU55 PCGS. S-206, B-27,

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:7,750.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1800 1C Normal Date. AU55 PCGS. S-206, B-27,
<B>1800 1C Normal Date. AU55 PCGS. S-206, B-27, R.3.</B></I> <B>Bland XF40; tied for CC-1. Noyes VF35; tied for CC-2. Photo #31301. Our EAC Grade VF35.<BR><BR>Equivalents.</B></I> Proskey 14; Doughty 152; McGirk 4J3; Ross 13; Clapp-Newcomb 19; EAC 16; <I>Encyclopedia </B></I>1737; PCGS #1449.<BR><B><BR>Surfaces.</B></I> Olive and dark chocolate are intermingled on both sides of this desirable cent. A few minor surface marks are visible on each side, including a small bruise on the neck and another in the field by the mouth.<BR><B><BR>Variety. </B></I>Die chips right of neck. Hair repaired. Heavy F. ME normal. The obverse appears on S-205 and S-206. The reverse appears on S-206 and S-207.<BR><B><BR>Die State II. </B></I>The intermediate die state with the obverse crack reaching the left border, and reverse cracks through ICA, and from the border to left top of U and the left ribbon.<BR><B><BR>Census. </B></I>This coin is tied with one other example as the finest pieces that Bland recorded. Most or all of the finest examples are held in private hands.<BR><B><BR>Commentary. </B></I>Sheldon-205 and S-206 are both from the same obverse die, and each has a reverse crack through ICA, making attribution difficult. The obverse die was repaired after S-205 was coined, with hair details added in the lowest curl above the 1.<BR><B><BR>Provenance. </B></I><I>Stuart A Levine; Heritage (10/1995), lot 5671, $3,190; Roy Baker; Superior (2/1999), lot 2098, $7,187.50.</B></I><BR><B><BR>Personality. John Birnbaum</B></I> signed the August 31, 1799, Bond of Indemnity. Through the 1790's and early 1800's, the Mint closed most years for the annual yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia. Fourteen workmen signed the bond and received half their normal pay while the Mint was closed. They each faced a penalty of 20 pounds if they failed to return when the Mint reopened.<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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