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1803 1C Small Date, Small Fraction AU50--Environmental 1803[1C] Small Date, Small Fraction. S-263, B

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:1.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1803 1C Small Date, Small Fraction AU50--Environmental 1803[1C] Small Date, Small Fraction. S-263, B
<B>1803<1C> Small Date, Small Fraction. S-263, B-22, R.3--Environmental Damage--NCS. AU Details. VF35 EAC.</B></I> Die State V. On the obverse, a heavy rim break on 1803 extends beneath the lowest curl. This die state is distinguished from Die State VI by the absence of a small crack leading from the right of the 3 to the drapery. No sign of that crack is here, but the reverse die break, from the rim between D and S, through the wreath, top leaves, along the O in OF, and back to the rim, is heavier on its left side than on another S-263 from Die State VI that is in the present sale. It appears that the broken piece of the reverse die was tilted in relation to the rest of the die, so that the area on the left side of the break is higher than the rest of the coin, while the right side of the break is lower. This pleasing coin is microscopically porous under a glass, but well detailed and struck on a problem-free, medium-brown planchet with no mentionable marks. Envelope Included.