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1800 1C Normal Date. MS62 Brown PCGS. S-204,

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:4,750.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1800 1C Normal Date. MS62 Brown PCGS. S-204,
<B>1800 1C Normal Date. MS62 Brown PCGS. S-204, B-25, R.4.</B></I> <B>Bland AU50; tied for CC-2. Noyes XF45; CC-5. Photo #34159. Our EAC Grade AU50.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Equivalents.</B></I> Proskey 15; Doughty 153; McGirk 4C; Clapp-Newcomb 17; EAC 14; <I>Encyclopedia </B></I>1737; PCGS #1449.<BR><BR><B>Surfaces.</B></I> Intermingled olive and tan surfaces with some iridescent toning on each side. Nearly full mint frost is visible on each side. The obverse has partial border detail and the reverse has a full narrow border.<BR><BR><B>Variety. </B></I>L is low. Clashed at upper right. Heavy F. ME repunched. The obverse appears on S-204. The reverse appears on S-204 and S-205.<BR><BR><B>Die State VII. </B></I>This late die state has heavy clash marks from RIC in the right obverse field.<BR><BR><B>Census. </B></I>Six examples of S-204 grade AU, but only one stands above the others. All six are available to collectors, with the finest ANS coin graded XF40.<BR><BR><B>Commentary. </B></I>Bland records two different coins in his Census with similar pedigrees. Both pieces were discovered in England by William Paul and sold in February 1995 to Donald Kagin and Andrew Lustig, who resold the pair a year later to Anthony Terranova and Chris Victor-McCawley. This splendid pair of cents finally took separate paths, one to the collection of Jack Wadlington, the other to Walter Husak.<BR><BR><B>Provenance. </B></I><I>Discovered in England; William P. Paul (2/1995); Donald H. Kagin and Andrew Lustig (2/1996); Anthony Terranova and Chris Victor-McCawley; Walter Husak and Jack Schultz; Walter Husak.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Personality. </B></I>The son of Art Kagin, <B>Donald H. Kagin</B></I> was born in Des Moines, Iowa on September 22, 1950. He received undergraduate and graduate degrees in numismatics in 1972 and 1979, earning his Ph.D. from the Union Graduate School. Kagin is a professional numismatist in Tiburon, California, and the author of <I>Private Gold Coins and Patterns of the United States</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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