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1803 S-261 R2 Large Fraction

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:1,250.00 USD Estimated At:2,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD
1803 S-261 R2 Large Fraction
<Our item number 136359><B>1803 S-261 R2 Large Fraction. VF-35.</B> Sharper by at least 5 points but there is a barely visible spot of shallow verdigris on the front edge of the neck and a few light contact marks scattered over the obverse, including a thin diagonal nick under the lower end of the hair ribbon. Glossy olive and steel brown. The fields are smooth and hard offering excellent eye appeal, especially on the reverse where traces of frosty luster show in protected areas. MDS, Breen state III early. The die crack that arcs up from the dentils between the 8 & 0 in the date and passes through the shoulder and hair fades out as it exits the curl below the ribbon. Called EF40 net VF35 and tied for CC#10 in the Noyes census, his photo #39822. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;2,500 - 3,000. <I><BR>Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/2005:1452.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 136359<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/48jpegs/136359.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbe rgcoins.net/liveauction/48jpegs/136359N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>