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1802 1C AU53 PCGS. S-235, B-15, R.3

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:1,200.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1802 1C AU53 PCGS. S-235, B-15, R.3
<B>1802 1C AU53 PCGS. S-235, B-15, R.3.</B></I> <B>Bland XF45; tied for CC-7. Noyes XF40; tied for CC-6. Photo #28581. Our EAC Grade XF40.<BR><BR>Equivalents. </B></I>Proskey 15; Doughty 178; McGirk 8A; Ross 11-K; Newcomb 13; EAC 13; <I>Encyclopedia </B></I>1749; PCGS #1470.<BR><B><BR>Variety. </B></I>Curl point below center of B. Leaf point below upright of D, nine berries. The obverse appears on S-235. The reverse appears on S-234, S-235, and S-236.<BR><B><BR>Surfaces.</B></I> Chestnut, olive, and steel are blended on both surfaces of this pleasing cent. The obverse has a small scrape across the nose into the right field, and another just inside the border at 8 o'clock. A few small abrasions accompany a blunt strike on the reverse.<BR><BR><B>Die State II. </B></I>A rare early die state with clash marks left and right of the head, but no failure through RTY.<BR><BR><B>Census. </B></I>Finest known is a lovely MS65 coin that is illustrated in several cent references. That coin is followed by one other Mint State coin, and four AU pieces One of the finer pieces is in the ANS, so this Husak specimen could be labeled "Collectible Condition Census."<BR><BR><B>Provenance. </B></I><I>Wayte Raymond (1926); George H. Clapp; Howard R. Newcomb (J.C. Morgenthau, 2/1945), lot 368, $37.50; Judge Thomas Gaskill; New Netherlands (1956); Dorothy Paschal (1972); Robinson S. Brown, Jr. (Superior, 9/1986), lot 348, $1,045; Herman Halpern (Stack's, 3/1987), lot 150 $990; Robert Matthews (Superior, 5/1989), lot 420, $1,155; Robinson S. Brown, Jr. (Superior, 1/1996), lot 329, $2,200; Wes Rasmussen (Heritage, 1/2005), lot 3283, $5,463.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Personality. </B></I>A third-generation pharmacist, <B>Robert Matthews</B></I> (1929-2000) caught the coin bug from his father and opened a coin shop in 1962. Many of his large cents were purchased from Jackson Storm, with others acquired at auction and privately. Superior sold his collection in May 1989. Today, his son Tom carries on the family collecting tradition.<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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