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1803 S-254 R1 PCGS graded MS62BN.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD
1803 S-254 R1 PCGS graded MS62BN.
<Our item number 136141><B>1803 S-254 R1. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown.</B> Small Date with Small Fraction. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with frosty light brown in protected areas, especially on the reverse. The surfaces are smooth and display only a few trivial marks. A speck of dark toning at the dentils left of the lower end of the hair ribbon and a small splash of darker chocolate toning on the base of the right wreath stem, plus a couple more small splashes of darker chocolate near the dentils at the top of the reverse are the notable marks that can help identify this cent &#40;Identifying this cent was an important factor in determining its proper owner. It resided for many years in the ANS Museum collection until it was transferred to Ted Naftzger on 1/26/2001 in exchange for the piece Ted bought from Dr. Sheldon on 4/19/1972. It was determined that the Sheldon coin was obtained improperly from the ANS, and following some legal wrangling, a swap was made transferring this piece to Ted in exchange for th e original ANS example. And that&#39;s one reason why it&#39;s advisable to document a few identifying marks on every coin, no matter how perfect they may appear to the naked eye.&#41; EDS, Breen die state I. There are die clashmarks on the obverse but no die cracks on either side. Called AU55 net AU50 and tied for CC#16 in the Noyes census, his photo #39557. Our grade is AU50+, close to AU55. <B>PCGS population 1 with 1 finer in MS64.</B> <BR>Estimated Value &#36;3,000 - 5,000. <I><BR>Ex ANS Museum 1/26/2001-R. E. Naftzger, Jr &#40;Comes with the ANS Museum envelope but no additional provenance information. It is reasonable to assume this cent was once owned by Dr. Sheldon.&#41;.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 136141<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/48jpegs/136141.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/48jpegs/136141N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>