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1802 1C AU53 PCGS. S-227, B-5, R.2

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1802 1C AU53 PCGS. S-227, B-5, R.2
<B>1802 1C AU53 PCGS. S-227, B-5, R.2.</B></I> <B>Bland AU55; CC-2. Noyes XF45; tied for CC-7. Photo #23204. Our EAC Grade XF45.<BR><BR>Equivalents. </B></I>Proskey 11; Doughty 174; McGirk 6A; Ross 1-J; Newcomb 4; EAC 5; <I>Encyclopedia </B></I>1750; PCGS #1470.<BR><B><BR>Variety. </B></I>Base of R nearly sits on hair. Incomplete ribbon bows. The obverse appears on S-227 and S-228. The reverse appears on S-226, S-227, S-229, and NC-1.<BR><B><BR>Surfaces.</B></I> Lovely chestnut, olive, and reddish-brown surfaces with deeper reddish patina on the reverse. The surfaces are smooth and the designs are mostly well detailed, although a few of the leaves are flat as always.<BR><B><BR>Die State II. </B></I>The obverse has heavy clash marks entirely surrounding Liberty, with a fine reverse die crack through F AMERIC.<BR><B><BR>Appearances. </B></I>The obverse and reverse are illustrated in Breen's <I>Large Cent Encyclopedia</B></I>.<BR><BR><B>Census. </B></I>A relatively common variety but hard to find in better grades. Finest known is a solitary Mint State piece, followed by half a dozen AU's.<BR><BR><B>Commentary. </B></I>The heavy obverse clash marks are known in all die states but the rare early state, and they are the source of Sheldon's "cobweb variety" nickname for S-227.<BR><BR><B>Provenance. </B></I><I>Alfred Bonard; Stack's (1/1969), lot 181, $375; Stack's (12/1971); George Nelson; Stack's (4/1977), lot 1067, $850; C. Douglas Smith; Dr. Robert A. Schuman; Superior (2/2002), lot 1254, $6,037.50.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Personality. George V. Nelson</B></I>, a New York City resident, was assigned EAC member number 181 in January 1969. Though he devoted much attention to half cents, including assembling a February 1971 sale of his collection through Stack's and prior cataloging efforts, he handled large cents as well. An obituary notice appeared in the January 1979 edition of <I>Penny-Wise</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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