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1813 1C MS62 Brown PCGS. S-292, B-2, R.2.

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1813 1C MS62 Brown PCGS. S-292, B-2, R.2.
<B>1813 1C MS62 Brown PCGS. S-292, B-2, R.2. </B></I> <B>Noyes XF40; tied for CC-24. Photo #37418. Our EAC Grade XF45.<BR><BR>Equivalents. </B></I>Proskey 1; Doughty 221; McGirk 1A; Clapp 1; EAC 2; <I>Encyclopedia </B></I>1787; PCGS #1570.<BR><B><BR>Variety. </B></I>3 distant from star. Leaf point at upright of D. The obverse appears on S-292. The reverse appears on S-292.<BR><B><BR>Surfaces. </B></I>Both sides of this lovely piece have frosty cartwheel luster. The obverse has a small mark on Liberty's jaw and a few others near the bust tip. This is essentially a Mint State coin, although some abrasions between ONE and CENT lower the net grade, yet they were of little concern to PCGS when it was certified. Olive and dark brown on both sides with purple stains over part of the reverse. While a few stars are flat, the strike is excellent, but not perfectly centered as illustrated.<BR><BR><B>Die State III. </B></I>Traces of clash marks remain visible on both sides, although most of those from earlier die states have faded due to lapping. There is no evidence of an inner ridge that appears in later die states.<BR><BR><B>Appearances. </B></I>Plated in Walter Breen's <I>Large Cent Encyclopedia</B></I> for Die State III.<BR><BR><B>Census. </B></I>Several Mint State and AU examples of the S-292 die combination are known.<BR><BR><B>Provenance. </B></I><I>Henry Chapman; Norweb Collection (Bowers and Merena, 11/1988), lot 2856, $1,650; Bowers and Merena (9/1997), lot 308, $3,520.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Personality. Henry Chapman</B></I> was the younger Chapman brother who began his career working for John Haseltine in 1875 when he was just 16 years old. He was born in Philadelphia on October 18, 1859, and died on January 4, 1935. He discovered the Starred Reverse large cent variety in 1878 while preparing the Bispham Collection for auction. Henry and his brother, Samuel Hudson Chapman, conducted many important auctions, and he went on to conduct many more important sales after the two brothers separated. His wife, Helen, continued to operate their retail storefront until 1948, the business being managed by Ella B. Wright. In Lapp and Silberman, Henry Chapman is described as "a tall man, fairly heavy, with a full head of hair, a heavy moustache, and a huge, bushy, full-faced beard which during the last years of his life was snowy white. Dr. Sheldon recalls H. Chapman as a man with a full beard, a stern look, and with twinkling grey eyes. It has been said that old-time collectors unhesitatingly agreed that Henry Chapman was one of the most colorful figures ever to be met in the numismatic world."<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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