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1803 1C Small Date, Large Fraction. AU55 PCGS.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:10,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1803 1C Small Date, Large Fraction. AU55 PCGS.
<B>1803 1C Small Date, Large Fraction. AU55 PCGS. S-259, B-18, R.4.</B></I> <B>Bland XF40; tied for CC-4. Noyes XF40; CC-4. Photo #23293. Our EAC Grade XF40.<BR><BR>Equivalents. </B></I>Proskey 16; Doughty 194; McGirk 18A; Ross 16; Newcomb 17; EAC 18; <I>Encyclopedia </B></I>1757; PCGS #1485.<BR><B><BR>Variety. </B></I>Small Date. Wide LIBERTY, base of 3 thin. Large Fraction. Die cut at curve of D. The obverse appears on S-259 and S-260. The reverse appears on S-258 and S-259.<BR><B><BR>Surfaces.</B></I> Cleaned and recolored, now with reddish-brown and pale green color on the obverse, and deeper brown on the reverse. A few tiny pit marks are visible on the otherwise smooth surfaces. <BR><B><BR>Die State III. </B></I>All clash marks, bulges, and die cracks that Breen describes are present on this example, except for the reverse rim break of State IV.<BR><B><BR>Appearances. </B></I>The obverse and reverse are illustrated in Breen's <I>Large Cent Encyclopedia</B></I>.<BR><BR><B>Provenance. </B></I><I>RARCOA (11/1972); C. Douglas Smith; Dr. Robert A. Schuman; Superior (6/2000), lot 227, $7,187.50; Chris Victor-McCawley (7/2005).</B></I><BR><BR><B>Personality. Rare Coin Company of America</B></I> (RARCOA) sold the Frank H. Masters, Jr. Collection in 1971. A number of early cent collectors, mostly acquainted through EAC, attended the sale. The J.F. Bell collection of gold coins was their first sale, conducted in April 1963. Ed Milas operates the Chicago firm today. RARCOA held several important sales, including the 1970 ANA and the Harry X Boosel Collection, and served as a partner in the 1979 to 1990 series of Apostrophe 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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