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1801 1C XF40 Details, Corroded, Cleaned, ANACS.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:675.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1801 1C XF40 Details, Corroded, Cleaned, ANACS.
<B>1801 1C XF40 Details, Corroded, Cleaned, ANACS. S-215, B-4, High R.4. </B></I> <B>Noyes VG10; tied for CC-13. Photo #32532. Our EAC Grade Fine 12.<BR><BR>Equivalents. </B></I>Newcomb 3; EAC 3; <I>Encyclopedia </B></I>1738; PCGS #1458.<BR><B><BR>Variety. </B></I>Compact date. Numerator nearly rests on high, thin fraction bar. The obverse appears on S-215 and NC-1. The reverse appears on S-213, S-214, and S-215.<BR><B><BR>Surfaces.</B></I> Deep olive surfaces with a trace of corrosion on each side, but a pleasing example of this rarity. A few faint scratches and other tiny marks are visible on each side.<BR><B><BR>Die State V. </B></I>Heavy clash marks and die bulges on each side, with a thin crack joining the tops of OF. The obverse has arcing die cracks at the lower left.<BR><B><BR>Census. </B></I>Grading is always debatable. Bland records the two finest examples as MS65 and AU55, while Noyes grades both coins the same, MS63. Farther down on the list, this coin is listed in a tie for 13th finest, according to Noyes, but is unlisted in Bland's Census. We feel safe in suggesting that it ranks well within the top 20 examples that are known.<BR><BR><B>Commentary. </B></I>The reverse die was used for S-213 and S-214, taken out of the press for repair or retirement, and then put back in service to coin S-215.<BR><BR><B>Provenance. </B></I><I>Jack Beymer (1982); Jack H. Robinson (Superior, 1/1989), lot 456; Superior (9/2004), lot 473.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Personality. Jack H. Robinson</B></I> is a collector who was born in San Diego, California, on December 11, 1941, and currently resides in Virginia. The owner of a computer software firm and a commercial laundry business, Robinson also conducted coin auctions for several years as a partner of the firm McLaughlin and Robinson. He was the seventh person to complete a collection of the Sheldon-numbered varieties, the collection sold by Superior in 1989. Robinson compiles <I>Copper Quotes by Robinson</B></I>, a price guide for varieties of half cents and large cents, now in its 18th edition.<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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