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1802 1C MS63 Brown PCGS. S-233, B-13, R.2

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:19,500.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1802 1C MS63 Brown PCGS. S-233, B-13, R.2
<B>1802 1C MS63 Brown PCGS. S-233, B-13, R.2.</B></I> <B>Bland AU55; tied for CC-1. Noyes AU55; CC-1. Photo #20194. Our EAC Grade AU55.<BR><BR>Equivalents. </B></I>Proskey 4; Doughty 167; McGirk 9A; Ross 4-D; Newcomb 11; EAC 11; <I>Encyclopedia </B></I>1747; PCGS #1470.<BR><B><BR>Variety. </B></I>T corrected from Y. Leaf point below upright of D, 10 berries. The obverse appears on S-232 and S-233. The reverse appears on S-233.<BR><B><BR>Surfaces.</B></I> A deep steel-brown beauty with virtually full cartwheel luster on frosty surfaces. The obverse has a small nick on the neck, and a few others in the right field. Considerable dark orange mint color remains inside the wreath.<BR><B><BR>Die State I. </B></I>An early die state with no evidence of the second rim break below the date. This identical coin is labeled Die State II in Breen's <I>Large Cent Encyclopedia</B></I>, although we believe State I is a better description.<BR><BR><B>Appearances. </B></I>The reverse is illustrated in <I>Early American Cents</B></I> and <I>Penny Whimsy</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>Another example in the present remarkable lineup of 1802 cents, this is a common die variety, but hard to find in higher grades. This AU55 coin is the finest known according to both Bland and Noyes, tied with one similar coin in the Bland roster.<BR><BR><B>Provenance. </B></I><I>Howard R. Newcomb (J.C. Morgenthau, 1945), lot 362, $42.50; Judge Thomas Gaskill; Dr. William H. Sheldon (4/1972); R.E. Naftzger, Jr. (2/1992); Eric Streiner (3/1992); C. Douglas Smith; Dr. Robert A. Schuman; Superior (2/2002), lot 1266, $15,525; W.M. "Jack" Wadlington; Chris Victor-McCawley (7/2005).</B></I><BR><BR><B>Personality. Howard Rounds Newcomb</B></I> is most widely known today for his reference on the later-date large cents from 1816 to 1857, though he was a collector of the early cents and other denominations as well. Newcomb was born in Detroit on December 21, 1877, and died on January 7, 1945, in Los Angeles. He was manager of a Detroit department store called Newcomb, Endicott & Co.<BR><BR>He collected and wrote about several series including silver dollars, with articles about die varieties published in <I>The Numismatist.</B></I> His collections of half dimes and dimes were exhibited at the ANS in 1914. He also displayed, from time to time, collections of quarter eagles (117 varieties), three cent silver pieces, and proof quarters from 1796 to 1840.<BR><BR>Newcomb was the author of <I>United States Copper Cents, 1816-1857</B></I> published in 1944, <I>The United States Cents of the Years 1801-1802-1803</B></I> published in 1925, and the co-author with George Clapp of <I>The United States Cents of the Years 1795-1796-1797-1800</B></I>, published in 1947.<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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