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1802 1C AU58 PCGS. S-240, B-18, R.3

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1802 1C AU58 PCGS. S-240, B-18, R.3
<B>1802 1C AU58 PCGS. S-240, B-18, R.3.</B></I> <B>Bland AU50; CC-1. Noyes XF40; CC-2. Photo #29012. Our EAC Grade AU50.<BR><BR>Equivalents. </B></I>Proskey 13; Doughty 176; McGirk 15A; Ross 9-L; Newcomb 18; EAC 18; <I>Encyclopedia </B></I>1749; PCGS #1470.<BR><B><BR>Variety. </B></I>Curl point below upright of B. Missing berry right of CENT, leaf below curve of D. The obverse appears on S-240. The reverse appears on S-239 and S-240.<BR><B><BR>Surfaces.</B></I> Rich olive-brown surfaces with traces of light tan in the protected areas on each side. A few tiny blemishes are evident on each side, but none are significant. A couple of small splashes of darker steel toning on the obverse are located right of Y and below the left side of the 0. Weakly defined at the bust and at OF.<BR><B><BR>Die State II. </B></I>A rare die state with heavy obverse clash marks but no cracks. The reverse is a mess, with heavy clash marks and prominent die cracks, yet it remained in use for quite some time, through two additional die states.<BR><B><BR>Appearances. </B></I>The obverse and reverse are illustrated in Noyes (1991) and in Breen's <I>Large Cent Encyclopedia</B></I>.<BR><BR><B>Census. </B></I>Like several others, this scarce variety is unknown in Mint State, and only a single AU piece (this coin) appears in Bland's Condition Census. Noyes grades the top two coins XF40, but records this example in second position because of surface quality.<BR><BR><B>Provenance. </B></I><I>From England; New Netherlands Coin Co. via John J. Ford (10/1970); C. Douglas Smith; Dr. Robert A. Schuman; Superior (2/2002), lot 1275; Dr. Wallace Lee (Superior, 5/2003), lot 516; W.M. "Jack" Wadlington; Chris Victor-McCawley.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Personality. John J. Ford</B></I> was born in Hollywood, California, on March 5, 1924. A World War II veteran, he served with the Army Signal Corps from 1943 to 1946, the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve from 1948 to 1950, and Army Counter-Intelligence from 1950 to 1959. He cataloged for Stack's in the 1940s, conducted auctions under his own name, and began a 20-year association with New Netherlands Coin Company in 1951. Ford was a director of the Professional Numismatists Guild from 1971 to 1975. Although many small consignments have been sold on Ford's behalf, his main collection was recently sold by Stack's in a series of 21 auctions.<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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