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2166- 1803 S-264 R4+ Large Date with Small Fraction.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:7,500.00 USD Estimated At:15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD
2166- 1803 S-264 R4+ Large Date with Small Fraction.
<Our item number 117750><B>1803 S-264 R4+ Large Date with Small Fraction. VF-20.</B> Sharpness EF40 but covered with fine porosity. No verdigris and only a few contact marks, including an old pinscratch close under ONE and a dull rim nick left of the lower curls. The obverse is a slightly glossy chocolate and olive brown while the reverse is a more glossy olive and dark steel brown. Sharply struck with crisply defined details, one of the sharpest examples known of this rare &#34;Redbook&#34; variety. Listed as CC#5 in the Bland/Breen condition census while Noyes has this one tied for CC#7 &#40;Noyes photo #39450&#41;. Either way this is a very important example of a variety that usually comes with major defects. The finest known Sheldon-264 grades only VF25. A great opportunity for large cent specialists and collectors of &#34;Redbook&#34; types. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;15,000-20,000. <I><BR>Ex Herbert Schneider-Warren Schneider 5/13/96-Henry T. Hettger.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 117750<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN ="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/42jpegs/117750.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/42jpegs/117750N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>