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1805 1C AU53 PCGS. S-268, B-2, R.3

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1805 1C AU53 PCGS. S-268, B-2, R.3
<B>1805 1C AU53 PCGS. S-268, B-2, R.3.</B></I> <B>Bland VF35; tied for CC-4. Noyes XF40; CC-2. Photo #21150. Our EAC Grade VF35.<BR><BR>Equivalents. </B></I>Proskey 2; Doughty 200; McGirk 2A; Clapp 2; EAC 2; <I>Encyclopedia </B></I>1765; PCGS #1510.<BR><B><BR>Variety. </B></I>Blunt 1. High leaf below right curve of S. The obverse appears on S-267 and S-268. The reverse appears on 1805 S-268, S-269, and 1806 S-270.<BR><B><BR>Surfaces. </B></I>A small nick at the center of the neck serves to identify this piece. Both sides have dark steel and olive surfaces with some maroon patina on the reverse.<BR><B><BR>Die State III. </B></I>Faint clash marks are evident on the obverse, with barely perceptible bulges on the obverse and reverse.<BR><B><BR>Census. </B></I>Just one AU and two XF's are listed in Bland's Census, followed by this coin and a few other VF35 pieces.<BR><BR><B>Commentary. </B></I>Not particularly rare in overall terms, the S-268 is surprisingly difficult to locate in nice condition. In fact, this specimen is the only one out of 24 pieces recorded in the Noyes Census that has Choice surfaces. One other piece is listed as Average Plus, and the remaining coins are Average or below.<BR><BR><B>Provenance. </B></I><I>Barlow's Coin Shop (4/1973); William C. Noyes; Early American Coppers (5/1986), lot 149, $1,200; Jack H. Robinson (Superior, 1/1989), lot 600, $4,180; Gary Ruttenberg (McCawley and Grellman, 8/1996), lot 269, $4,180; W.M. ("Jack") Wadlington; Chris Victor-McCawley (7/2005).</B></I><BR><BR><B>Personality. William C. Noyes</B></I> was born on March 20, 1944, in Brockton, Massachusetts. He joined Early American Coppers in 1973, and served as the EAC Sale cataloger from 1980 to 1993. Noyes has compiled an extensive database of large cent photographs, and is currently publishing them in a series of photographic large cent references.<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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