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1803 1C Small Date, Small Fraction. MS63 Brown

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:27,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1803 1C Small Date, Small Fraction. MS63 Brown
<B>1803 1C Small Date, Small Fraction. MS63 Brown PCGS. S-244, B-3, R.4.</B></I> <B>Bland AU50; CC-1. Noyes AU50; CC-1. Photo #21368. Our EAC Grade AU50.<BR><BR>Equivalents. </B></I>Newcomb 2; EAC 2; <I>Encyclopedia </B></I>1754; PCGS #1482.<BR><B><BR>Variety. </B></I>Small Date. LIB close, die flaw joins tops of IB. Small Fraction. Stemless berry right of CENT. The obverse appears on S-244. The reverse appears on S-244.<BR><B><BR>Surfaces.</B></I> Glossy medium brown surfaces with a few splashes of darker brown on the obverse and considerable deeply faded mint red on the reverse. Both sides have olive highpoint toning. Virtually pristine surfaces with few blemishes on either side.<BR><B><BR>Die State III. </B></I>A late state from a polished obverse die that exhibits heavy clash marks before the throat and behind the hair.<BR><B><BR>Appearances. </B></I>The obverse and reverse are illustrated in Noyes (1991) and in Breen's <I>Large Cent Encyclopedia</B></I>.<BR><BR><B>Commentary. </B></I>The June 2000 Superior catalog states that Doug Smith acquired this coin privately from Walter Garrabrandt circa 1949.<BR><BR><B>Provenance. </B></I><I>Howard R. Newcomb; John S. Gensheimer; Stack's (2/1951), lot 405, $100; C. Douglas Smith (1959); Dr. William H. Sheldon (4/1972); R.E. Naftzger, Jr. (2/1992); Eric Streiner (3/1992); C. Douglas Smith; Dr. Robert A. Schuman; Superior (6/2000), lot 207, $21,850; Chris Victor-McCawley (7/2005).</B></I><BR><BR><B>Personality. John S. Gensheimer</B></I> began working for a branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad on December 1, 1897, when he was 15 years old. His entire working life was with the railroad, missing 50 years of service by just three weeks when he died on November 12, 1947. At the time of his death, he was superintendent of telegraph and signals. Gensheimer was born March 10, 1882, in Camden, New Jersey. Outside of his career, he was an avid coin collector and a deep sea fishing enthusiast. He held membership in both the New Jersey and New York numismatic societies, and he served as a member of the board of trustees for the St. James Methodist Church in Elizabeth, New Jersey, before he moved to New York City.<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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