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1803 1C Small Date, Large Fraction. MS63 Brown

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:3,500.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1803 1C Small Date, Large Fraction. MS63 Brown
<B>1803 1C Small Date, Large Fraction. MS63 Brown PCGS. S-258, B-17, R.1.</B></I> <B>Noyes MS60; tied for CC-4. Photo #21459. Our EAC Grade AU55.<BR><BR>Equivalents. </B></I>Proskey 15; Doughty 193; McGirk 16A; Ross 15; Newcomb 16; EAC 17; <I>Encyclopedia </B></I>1757; PCGS #1485.<BR><B><BR>Variety. </B></I>Small Date. T repunched at left upright. Large Fraction. Die cut at curve of D. The obverse appears on S-257 and S-258. The reverse appears on S-258 and S-259.<BR><B><BR>Surfaces. </B></I>Fully lustrous with golden-brown and olive surfaces. Considerable faded mint red is evident, especially on the obverse, with nearly complete cartwheels on each side. A few minute blemishes are present, but none are singularly significant.<BR><B><BR>Die State III. </B></I>The obverse has an arc crack through the 1 and lower hair details, to the left border behind the hair ribbon. The bulge of State IV has not formed.<BR><B><BR>Commentary.</B></I> Sheldon-258 and S-260, both Rarity-1 varieties, are the two commonest Large Fraction varieties, important coins for Guide Book variety collectors.<BR><B><BR>Provenance. </B></I><I>Jerry A. Bobbe (1986); R.E. Naftzger, Jr.; Early American Coppers (4/1989), lot 147, $5,500; JBM; Early American Coppers (4/2001), lot 291, $6,050.</B></I><BR><B><BR>Personality. Jerry A. Bobbe</B></I> was born in Chicago in 1949 and resides in Portland, Oregon where he is a professional cellist. He also deals in coins with a specialty in Conder tokens. His collection of choice Mint State and proof cents was sold privately from 1979 to 1981.<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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