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1800 1C Overdate, Second Hair. MS63 Brown PCGS.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:3,250.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1800 1C Overdate, Second Hair. MS63 Brown PCGS.
<B>1800 1C Overdate, Second Hair. MS63 Brown PCGS. S-194, B-8, R.3.</B></I> <B>Bland MS60; tied for CC-6. Noyes AU50; tied for CC-7. Photo #33601. Our EAC Grade MS60.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Equivalents.</B></I> Proskey 5; Doughty 143; McGirk 3A; Ross 5; Clapp-Newcomb 5; EAC 7; <I>Encyclopedia </B></I>1736; PCGS #1455.<BR><BR><B>Appearances. </B></I>The obverse and reverse are illustrated in Breen's <I>Complete Encyclopedia</B></I>.<BR><BR><B>Surfaces. </B></I>This lovely cent has exquisite golden-brown color with full luster and sharp design features. Considerable leaf detail is present on the reverse. Both sides exhibit light blue-green toning with considerable underlying mint red. An oval-shaped patch of gold toning is visible at Liberty's mouth. The obverse has a partial border with a full reverse border, the result of slight axial misalignment.<BR><BR><B>Variety. </B></I>Overdate. Crossbar of 7 visible within 8. Fraction bar closer to numerator. The obverse appears on S-194 and S-195. The reverse appears on S-194.<BR><BR><B>Die State III. </B></I>The reverse is cracked through CA and the fraction, but no evidence of the rim break at this area is yet visible.<BR><BR><B>Census. </B></I>This example is tied with several others for fifth finest known. Surprisingly, while not many true Mint State 1800 large cents exist, several are from this die pair. Of all die varieties, just 27 MS60 or finer coins survive, according to Bland's Condition Census. Of that total, 12 are overdates and 15 are normal dates.<BR><BR><B>Commentary. </B></I>Including both hair styles, 11 different overdate varieties of 1800 are known. Since all of the dies were intended for use in 1798, these varieties should be included in a collection of 1798 large cents. <BR><BR><B>Provenance. </B></I><I>Thomas E. Werner; Garry Fitzgerald; Lester Merkin (10/1972), lot 532a, $2,300; Stack's (5/1975), lot 561, $2,200; Joe Flynn; American Auction Association (12/1975), lot 272, $2,800; Bowers and Ruddy (1976 FPL), $2,950; Gene Reale (Sotheby's, 1/1998), lot 29, $11,000; John B. MacDonald (8/1999); Wes Rasmussen (Heritage, 1/2005), lot 3228, $17,250; Rick Gross; Chris Victor-McCawley.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Personality. Garry Fitzgerald</B></I> is noted for his long history as a collector and dealer of large cents. He is known in the field of copper coins as "Mister 1824," for his interest in the large cents of that year.<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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