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1800 S-206 R3. PCGS graded AU-58.
Glossy light olive brown and steel with traces of frosty lighter golden tan ton-
ing in protected areas on the reverse. A smooth, attractive cent. The only notable marks are a dull rim nick opposite
the chin and an impressed arc from the eyebrow through the nose to the rim opposite the mouth. The arc is cleartly
visible on the nose but is barely visible in the field. This mark perfectly matches the arc of a large cent planchet, and it
is possible a stray planchet cutter impression was in this planchet prior to being struck. MDS, Breen state II. The die
crack from the dentils to the U and fraction bar is clear but the small cud under the fraction has not formed. The earlier
horizontal crack from the rim to the middle curls is obvious. Graded EF40 net VF35 and tied for CC#2 in the Noyes
census, his photo #21584. Bland says VF35 and tied for CC#3.
Our grade is VF35
. Comes with a nice provenance. The
attribution and Naftzger-Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 1; none finer at PCGS for the
variety
(PCGS # 36206)
Estimated Value........................................................................................................................................................ $4,000-UP
Ex Dr. George P. French, B. Max Mehl 1929 FPL, lot 245 (as D-147)-Henry A. Sternberg 8/1930-T. James Clarke 10/1954-
R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992-Eric Streiner 1/1994-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/2005:3242 (where sold in an NGC slab
graded MS61BN, label #509306-001 included) (also includes the Naftzger and Rasmussen collection envelopes).
228
1800 S-208 R3. PCGS graded EF-40.
Slightly
frosty dark steel brown and chocolate with traces
of frosty lighter steel brown toning in protected
areas, mostly on the reverse. No roughness or
crud, only scattered light contact marks. The
notable marks are a shallow, very dull scratch in
the field before the chin, a few dull ticks at RIC
in AMERICA, and a couple more around NE in
ONE. None of the marks is distracting and this
cent offers excellent eye appeal. E-MDS, Breen
state II, with a partially raised retained cud break
at TY in LIBERTY. Graded VF20 net F15 and tied
for CC#11 in the Noyes census, his photo #33003.
Our grade is VF30 sharpness net VF25
. The at-
tribution and Reynolds provenance are noted on
the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 1; 2 finer in EF45 at
PCGS for the variety
(PCGS # 36212)
Estimated Value .................................. $3,000-UP
Ex FUN show bourse 1/1994.