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1803 1C Small Date, Small Fraction. AU58 PCGS.

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1803 1C Small Date, Small Fraction. AU58 PCGS.
<B>1803 1C Small Date, Small Fraction. AU58 PCGS. S-255, B-14, R.1. </B></I> <B>Noyes AU50; tied for CC-5. Photo #37560. Our EAC Grade AU55.<BR><BR>Equivalents. </B></I>Proskey 9; Doughty 187; McGirk 7A; Ross 9; Newcomb 13; EAC 14; <I>Encyclopedia </B></I>1754; PCGS #1482.<BR><B><BR>Variety. </B></I>Small Date. Wide date, 03 close, 3 low and leans right. Small Fraction. Fraction bar long, slants up to right. The obverse appears on S-255. The reverse appears on S-254 and S-255.<BR><B><BR>Surfaces. </B></I>Intermingled olive and tan with hints of faded red on the reverse. The obverse has dark stains near the border at 2 o'clock and on the drapery at 5 o'clock. A small nick on Liberty's neck is just left of the center of the neckline.<BR><BR><B>Die State III. </B></I>The reverse has a crack at the tops of ST. A later state is known with a rim break there.<BR><BR><B>Census. </B></I>This example is unlisted in Bland's abbreviated Census, although called fifth finest by Noyes. Bland lists four Mint State coins and five AU55 pieces in his roster of nine coins. Our EAC grade would place it in a tie for fifth finest known in Bland's list, exactly where it is recorded in the Noyes Census.<BR><BR><B>Commentary. </B></I>Sheldon-255 ranks among the common varieties of the date, called third commonest in <I>Penny Whimsy</B></I>. Today, only S-254, 255, 258, and 260 are considered Rarity-1 issues, so this die marriage is at the most, fourth commonest. Experience suggests that S-260 is the commonest 1803, followed by S-258, S-255, and S-254.<BR><BR><B>Provenance. </B></I><I>W.M. "Jack" Wadlington; Chris Victor-McCawley.</B></I><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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