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1801 S-214 R3. PCGS graded AU-58+.
CAC APPROVED
. Frosty light
olive and steel brown with ample lighter steel brown and tan toning in
protected areas, especially on the obverse where mint luster is peeking
through in the fields. The only notable marks are a collection of shallow
nicks in the field left of the lower curls and a puff of slightly darker toning
near the dentils before the mouth. LDS, Breen state III. The rim is failing
over RTY and the strike is weak on the bust tip and the opposing area at
S-O thanks to axial die misalignment (the dies faces not in proper paral-
lel alignment). In addition the reverse is rotated 15-20 degrees CW from
a normal head-to-foot orientation. Graded EF45 and CC#4 in the Noyes
census, his photo #39973. Bland says EF45 and tied for CC#5.
Our grade
is AU50.
The attribution and Naftzger-Reynolds provenance are noted on
the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 1; 1 finer in MS63 at PCGS for the variety
(PCGS # 36239)
Estimated Value .......................................................................... $3,000-UP
Ex Dr. William H. Sheldon-ANS-transferred from the ANS to R. E. Naf-
tzger, Jr. 1/26/2001 as part of the settlement for cents switched out by Dr.
Sheldon (via Bill Noyes) 1/2002.