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1801 S-217 R6+. PCGS graded Fine-12.
Rather glossy olive brown with lighter steel
brown toning on the highpoints. The surfaces look smooth to the unaided eye but a
glass reveals fine granularity that covers the fields and protected areas on both sides. The
highpoints are smooth. No verdigris, and the only notable mark is a small dig at the top
of the E in LIBERTY. MDS, Breen state II. The die clashmarks at ERTY are strong but
the severe clashmarks of the later state have not occurred and the bulge over the bust tip
has not formed. The date is strong and the legends are easily readable. A decent example
of this very rare die variety, one of the rarest in the numbered Sheldon series. Graded
VG10 net VG7 and tied for CC#8 in the Noyes census, his photo #25125. Bland says
VG8 and tied for CC#8.
Our grade is VG10+ sharpness net VG8
. The attribution and
Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 1; 2 finer at PCGS for
the variety, 1 in 50 and 1 in 58
(PCGS # 36248)
Estimated Value ..................................................................................................$15,000-UP
Ex Richard V. Punchard (who acquired it unattributed in a date set of large cents in
1984)-Darwin B. Palmer Jr.-Paul Langseth 11/27/1996 (via Dennis Loring)-W. M. “Jack”
Wadlington-Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley-Scott Barrett 8/2012-Kenneth Goldman
7/2013.