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Session One - Sunday, January 25, 2015 10:00 am
390
1802 S-241 R1 Stemless Wreath EF40
. Ten points sharper
but recolored frosty light olive and chocolate brown with peeps
of faded artificial red showing in protected areas. Virtually void
of marks. A faint diagonal hairline scratch in the field behind the
head and a small planchet void right of the D in UNITED are the
best identifying defects. E-MDS, Breen state II, with a die crack
through the top of OP to the dentils near the adjacent A. The
strike is a bit uneven with weakness at the top of the obverse
and bottom of the reverse. The Stemless Wreath and Doubled
Fraction Bar features are clear.
Estimated Value .................................................... $2,000-UP
391
1802 S-241 R1 Stemless Wreath F15
. Sharpness VF30 but
there are several scratches on the obverse, including one from
the forehead to the top of the 1 in the date and several more in
the field before the portrait. A low spot at the bottom of the R in
LIBERTY (caused by a piece of debris stuck on the die) and a
nick in the leaves under I in UNITED are the other notable
marks. Frosty steel and light chocolate brown with a hint of light
bluish steel overtone. EDS, Breen state I, before any die cracks
or rim cuds. The Stemless Wreath and Doubled Fraction Bar
features are obvious.
Estimated Value .......................................................$100-UP
392
1802 S-242 R2 NGC graded F15
. Choice glossy chocolate
brown and dark steel. The surfaces are smooth and the only
mark is a dull nick at the lower junction of the L & I in LIBERTY,
and this nick touches the hair below. LDS, Breen state III. A die
crack through the top of NIT extends to the rim over the upright
of that E and dull clashmarks show at Ms Liberty's chin.
Our
grade is VG10+, close to F12.
The attribution is shown on
the NGC label.
Estimated Value .......................................................$300-UP
Ex Heritage Auction #1154:9189
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393
Group of Seven 1802 Cents graded Fair-2 to Good-6
.
Average grade is G4. Includes S-229 R2, S-232 R1, S-233 R2, S-
236 R1, S-239 R3 (2), and S-242 R2. Most are sharper with
defects but all have a readable date. Lot of 7 coins.
Estimated Value .......................................................$150-UP
394
1803 S-243 R2 Stemless Wreath PCGS graded VF30
.
Glossy medium chocolate brown with lighter steel brown and
chocolate toning on the devices. The only defects are a few
small rim nicks on the reverse, including a couple over ES in
STATES and another over the E in AMERICA. None of these
marks is at all distracting and the eye appeal of this cent is quite
nice. MDS, Breen state III, with a narrow rim cud break right of
the Y in LIBERTY. The Stemless Wreath and Doubled Fraction
Bar features are obvious.
Our grade is F15.
The "No Stems"
feature is noted on the PCGS label.
Estimated Value .......................................................$500-UP
395
1803 S-243 R2 Stemless Wreath VG8
. Sharpness near F12
but covered with fine roughness under a slightly glossy dark
olive brown and steel patina. The only marks are a rim nick at
ED in UNITED and a dull scratch that arcs through the ribbon
left of the fraction. EDS, Breen state I, before any rim cuds on
the obverse. The date and legends are clear, including the Dou-
bled Fraction Bar and Stemless Wreath features.
Estimated Value .......................................................$100-UP
396
Quartet of 1803 Cents graded G6 to VG8
. Includes S-244
R4, S-254 R1, S-257 R2 Large Fraction, and S-258 R1 Large
Fraction. All are sharper with defects, but all have a clear date.
Lot of 4 coins.
Estimated Value .......................................................$150-UP
397
A Dozen 1803 Cents graded Fair-2 to Good-5
. Average
grade is AG3. Includes S-244 R4 (2), S-248 R4, S-249 R2 Cor-
rected Fraction 100 over 000, S-250 R3, S-252 R2, S-253 R2, S-
258 R1 Large Fraction, S-259 R4 Large Fraction, S-260 R1 Large
Fraction, S-261 R2 Large Fraction, and S-265 R4 Large Date
and Fraction. Most are sharper with defects but all have a read-
able date. Lot of 12 coins.
Estimated Value .......................................................$150-UP
398
1803 S-245 R3 F12+
. Glossy steel and light chocolate brown.
An attractive cent, close to F15. The only marks are a few minor
nicks, mostly in the field behind the portrait. E-MDS, Breen state
II. A small but clearly defined cud break extends inside the den-
tils over the N in UNITED.
Estimated Value .......................................................$200-UP
Ex Rod Burress 7/7/2004
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