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1800 1C Normal Date. Fine 12 Details, Corroded,

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1800 1C Normal Date. Fine 12 Details, Corroded,
<B>1800 1C Normal Date. Fine 12 Details, Corroded, Tooled, Cleaned, ANACS. S-201, B-17, High R.4. </B></I> <B>Noyes VG7; tied for CC-11. Photo #25044. Our EAC Grade VG7.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Equivalents.</B></I> Clapp-Newcomb 14; EAC 27; <I>Encyclopedia </B></I>1737; PCGS #1449.<BR><BR><B>Surfaces.</B></I> Deep steel-brown with lighter olive on the obverse device. The surfaces have been burnished to remove old corrosion.<BR><BR><B>Variety. </B></I>Bases of 00 thin or open. LIB close. Stemless leaf pairs left of ONE and right of CENT. The obverse appears on S-199, S-200, S-201, S-202, and NC-3. The reverse appears on S-201.<BR><BR><B>Die State III. </B></I>Probably an intermediate die state, but the burnishing has also diminished the appearance of cracks and bulges, rendering an exact die state determination nearly impossible.<BR><BR><B>Census. </B></I>Although the Condition Census is higher than that of S-198, this is another variety that is elusive, with the finest examples graded VF20, according to Bland. Three pieces are similar, including one in the ANS. Following those are three Fines and several VG's.<BR><BR><B>Commentary. </B></I>Rated R-7 in <I>Early American Cents,</B></I> Sheldon lowered the rating to R-6 in <I>Penny Whimsy,</B></I> based on his knowledge of 15 different examples. Today, its High R-4 rating suggests that nearly 100 are known, yet the finest of those grades VF20, no different than in 1958.<BR><BR><B>Provenance. </B></I><I>Henry C. Hines; Dr. William H. Sheldon; Dorothy Paschal (4/1978); Richard Punchard (6/1989); Wes Rasmussen (Heritage, 1/2005), lot 3237, $1,092.50.</B></I><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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