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1802 1C AU53 PCGS. S-236, B-16, R.1.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:1,150.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1802 1C AU53 PCGS. S-236, B-16, R.1.
<B>1802 1C AU53 PCGS. S-236, B-16, R.1. </B></I> <B>Noyes VF30; tied for CC-25. Photo #34698. Our EAC Grade VF35.<BR><BR>Equivalents. </B></I>Proskey 12; Doughty 175; McGirk 14A; Ross 8-K; Newcomb 14; EAC 14; <I>Encyclopedia </B></I>1749; PCGS #1470.<BR><B><BR>Variety. </B></I>2 appears closed. E leans right. Leaf point below upright of D, nine berries. The obverse appears on S-236. The reverse appears on S-234, S-235, and S-236.<BR><B><BR>Surfaces. </B></I>This is a lovely example for such a common variety and an excellent candidate for the date or type collector. Both sides have a few rather minor imperfections, and the surfaces are a touch glossy from protective wax "probably applied by Dr. Sheldon" according to Del Bland in the Robinson Brown catalog. The obverse is mostly medium brown with gold and iridescent toning on the reverse. The reverse is rotated slightly counterclockwise.<BR><B><BR>Die State VI. </B></I>The cracks described by Breen are all present, but there is no evidence of a retained cud on ST, a feature of the later State VII.<BR><B><BR>Census. </B></I>Considered one of the most plentiful 1802 cent varieties, yet only four Mint State coins are recorded in the Bland Census.<BR><B><BR>Commentary. </B></I>Here is another opportunity for the date, type, or pedigree collector to obtain a cent from Walter Husak's collection.<BR><BR><B>Provenance. </B></I><I>Bill Judnich (6/1971); Robert E. Vail (11/1988); Del Bland (12/1988); Robinson S. Brown, Jr. (Superior, 1/1996), lot 330, $1,045; Wes Rasmussen (Heritage, 1/2005), lot 3284, $2,070.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Personality. </B></I>A civil engineer who worked in California for over four decades, <B>Robert Vail</B></I> joined EAC in 1970. Superior's September 1997 sale included his large cent collection, though he had parted with a number of his early cents in 1988.<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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