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1814 S-294 R1 Crosslet 4 PCGS graded MS61BN.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:1,250.00 USD Estimated At:2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD
1814 S-294 R1 Crosslet 4 PCGS graded MS61BN.
<Our item number 136142><B>1814 S-294 R1 Crosslet 4. PCGS graded MS-61 Brown.</B> Very attractive glossy chocolate and steel brown with frosty flowline luster showing in protected areas. Sharply struck with excellent eye appeal. The notable marks are a spot of dark crud on the right side of the N in ONE, another at the left top of the F in OF, and another in the dentils over the A in STATES. This crud looks like wax and may be easily removable. Otherwise a tiny vertical pinscratch between the bust tip and star 1 and a barely visible rim bruise under the end of the wreath stem can serve as good identifying marks. E-MDS, Breen state I, before the reverse die began to fail at the top. Struck very slightly off center to K-5. Called AU55 net EF45 in the Noyes census, his photo #39056. Our grade is About Uncirculated-50. This was one of the cents exchanged between Ted Naftzger and the ANS after it was determined that the S-294 he bought from Dr. Sheldon in 1972 had been improperly removed from the ANS Museum many y ears earlier. See the lot description for the 1803 S-254 earlier in this sale for a more complete explanation. <B>PCGS population 1 with none finer.</B> <BR>Estimated Value &#36;2,500 - 3,500. <I><BR>Ex ANS Museum 1/26/2001-R. E. Naftzger, Jr &#40;Comes with no additional provenance information. It is reasonable to assume this cent was once owned by Dr. Sheldon.&#41;.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 136142<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/48jpegs/136142.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/48jpegs/136142N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>