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1802 1C MS63 Brown PCGS. S-242, B-19, 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-242, B-19, R.2
<B>1802 1C MS63 Brown PCGS. S-242, B-19, R.2.</B></I> <B>Bland AU55; tied for CC-1. Noyes AU55; CC-2. Photo #20967. Our EAC Grade MS60.<BR><BR>Equivalents. </B></I>Proskey 6; Doughty 169; McGirk 7A; Ross 3-F; Newcomb 20; EAC 19; <I>Encyclopedia </B></I>1750; PCGS #1470.<BR><B><BR>Variety. </B></I>Top hair wave below right side of E. Widely spaced denominator. The obverse appears on S-241 and S-242. The reverse appears on 1802 S-242 and 1803 S-245.<BR><B><BR>Surfaces.</B></I> A gorgeous piece with full cartwheel luster and frosty olive-brown surfaces, accompanied by lighter tan and golden-brown, the latter faded from original red. Mostly sharp design details, although the leaves show the usual blunt strike that is so prevalent among the early 19th century cents.<BR><B><BR>Die State III. </B></I>The obverse has blurred clash marks and the reverse has an arcing die crack through NITE, and another at the tops of ERICA.<BR><B><BR>Appearances. </B></I>The obverse and reverse are illustrated in Noyes (1991).<BR><B><BR>Census. </B></I>Once again, a seemingly common die variety is a condition rarity. The six finest in Bland's Census are 55-55-55-50-50-45 (3) and in Noyes' Census are 62-55-50-45-45-40 (4).<BR><BR><B>Commentary. </B></I>This variety was coined after S-241, which in turn was struck after 1803 S-243.<BR><BR><B>Provenance. </B></I><I>David Proskey; Henry C. Hines; Dr. William H. Sheldon (4/1972); R.E. Naftzger, Jr. (2/1992); Eric Streiner; Early American Coppers (4/1994), lot 282, $8,000; Anthony J. Terranova; Gary Ruttenberg (McCawley and Grellman, 8/1996), lot 228, $9,900; W.M. "Jack" Wadlington; Chris Victor-McCawley (7/2005).</B></I><BR><BR><B>Personality. </B></I>An attorney in Los Angeles, <B>Gary Ruttenberg</B></I> is a native of Detroit, Michigan. McCawley and Grellman Auctions sold his late-date collection in August 1996. He maintains collections of early-date large cents and Colonials.<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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