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1803 1C Large Date, Small Fraction. VF20 PCGS.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:33,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1803 1C Large Date, Small Fraction. VF20 PCGS.
<B>1803 1C Large Date, Small Fraction. VF20 PCGS. S-264, B-24, High R.4.</B></I> <B>Bland VF20; tied for CC-2. Noyes VF25; CC-3. Photo #23264. Our EAC Grade VF20.<BR><BR>Equivalents. </B></I>McGirk 14E; Ross 20; Newcomb 23; EAC 23; <I>Encyclopedia </B></I>1759; PCGS #1497.<BR><B><BR>Variety. </B></I>Large Date, pointed 1. Small Fraction. Six berries left. The obverse appears on S-264 and S-265. The reverse appears on S-263 and S-264.<BR><B><BR>Surfaces.</B></I> The sharpness is slightly finer, with dark steel and olive color, the devices lighter brown. The surfaces show microscopic roughness with some minor encrustation. The obverse has a few faint scratches and a small rim bruise at 4 o'clock. Like so many early coppers, the coin possesses better aesthetic appeal than the description suggests.<BR><BR><B>Die State II. </B></I>The Large Date obverse is the third 1803 obverse with an arc crack at the lower left, on this example through the digit 1 to the lower hair ribbon, and the border, but it is not the die of S-258. A second, nearly horizontal crack crosses the bust just below the neck. The reverse has several cracks, but the die state is early for this combination, with no indication of a retained cud.<BR><BR><B>Appearances. </B></I>The obverse and reverse are illustrated in Breen's <I>Large Cent Encyclopedia</B></I>.<BR><BR><B>Commentary. </B></I>The famous "Large Date, Small Fraction" variety. According to Del Bland, this coin was found by Dr. Sartoris among unattributed coins in Charles French's "junk box." Quite some junk that box contained.<BR><BR><B>Provenance. </B></I><I>French's (1954); Dr. Kenneth J. Sartoris (5/1972); Del N. Bland (5/1972); C. Douglas Smith (12/1977); Denis W. Loring (10/1979); C. Douglas Smith; Dr. Robert A. Schuman; Superior (6/2000), lot 235, $31,050.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Personality. Dr. Kenneth J. Sartoris</B></I> (1908-1978) was a physician in Schenectady, New York. His collection was cataloged by John Adams, Del Bland, and Denis Loring, and sold privately in 1982.<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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