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1800 1C Overdate, Second Hair. XF45 Details,

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:2,900.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1800 1C Overdate, Second Hair. XF45 Details,
<B>1800 1C Overdate, Second Hair. XF45 Details, Corroded, Scratched, ANACS. S-193, B-7, R.4.</B></I> <B>Bland VF20; tied for CC-8. Noyes Fine 15; tied for CC-9. Photo #34440. Our EAC Grade Fine 15.<BR><BR>Equivalents.</B></I> Proskey 4; Doughty 142; McGirk 2C; Ross 3; Clapp-Newcomb 4; EAC 6; <I>Encyclopedia </B></I>1736; PCGS #1455.<BR><B><BR>Surfaces.</B></I> Light corrosion covers the surfaces on both sides, with a thin scratch in the right obverse field. Although lower in the Condition Census, the details are better than most examples, probably among the five or six sharpest.<BR><B><BR>Variety. </B></I>Overdate. Top of 7 visible over 8. Stemless leaf pair at T of CENT. The obverse appears on S-192 and S-193. The reverse appears on S-193.<BR><B><BR>Die State II. </B></I>The reverse has a curved die crack through the fraction bar to UN.<BR><B><BR>Census. </B></I>Bland considers the finest known example to grade Mint State, followed by a single XF coin and several VF pieces. Noyes grades these coins by a stricter standard, calling the finest example AU and the next five pieces all VF. Two of the top six coins in Noyes' roster are held by museums.<BR><BR><B>Commentary. </B></I>Although it remains scarce, the rarity of S-193 has dropped substantially over the years. It was called R-6 in <I>Early American Cents</B></I> and R-5 in <I>Penny Whimsy.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Provenance. </B></I><I>George K. Pretsch; Herbert A. Silberman (11/1977); Chuck Furjanic (7/1978); Richard V. Punchard (Bowers and Merena, 3/1996), lot 259, $715.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Personality. </B></I>New York resident <B>George K. Pretsch</B></I> joined Early American Coppers in 1967 and has been an active member since that time.<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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