209 / 280
207
Second Finest Terminal State S-220
244
1801 S-220 R3 Error Fraction 1/000. PCGS graded VF-35.
Frosty dark steel
brown and chocolate with lighter steel brown and tan in protected areas, espe-
cially on the obverse. No spots or stains. The only marks are some dull nicks
in the field before the neck and a thin nick on the left end of the truncation
above the 18. Terminal die state, Breen state VIII, with rim cud breaks under
the date, a cud break connecting AM to the rim, and a small cud over the A in
STATES. The earlier die cracks on both sides are clear and the reverse is rotated
35 degrees CCW. The Error Fraction (1/000) feature is obvious. Both sides of
this cent are plated in
Early American Cents
. Graded VF20 and tied for CC#11
overall but second finest of the terminal die state in the Noyes census, his photo
#39972. Not evaluated by Bland.
Our grade is VF25
. The attribution and Reyn-
olds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 1; 1 finer in 40 at
PCGS for the variety
(PCGS # 36275)
Estimated Value ...............................................................................$1,500-UP
Transferred by the ANS to R. E. Naftzger, Jr., on 1/26/2001 in exchange for the
example donated to the ANS by George H. Clapp-Bill Noyes 4/2007.
245
1801 S-221 R2 Corrected Denominator 100 over 000.
PCGS graded AU-55.
CAC APPROVED
. Beautiful
frosty medium chocolate brown with choice, satiny sur-
faces. Only trivial contact marks and very light friction on
the highpoints of the devices. The best identifying marks
are a tiny planchet chip on the jawline midway between
the throat and ear lobe and a microscopic pinprick in
the center of the neck. Nicely struck MDS, Breen state
IV early. There is a rim break from the top of the F in OF
to the adjacent A plus an extension to over the center of
the M (not extending to above the adjacent E). Both rim
breaks are clearly defined and the Corrected Denomina-
tor feature is obvious. Graded EF40 and tied for CC#5
in the Noyes census, his photo #39589. Bland says VF35.
Our grade is EF45.
Comes with a provenance that has
been traced back well over a century. The attribution,
100/000 feature, and Reynolds provenance are noted on
the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 3; 1 finer in AU58 at PCGS
for the variety (PCGS # 36284)
Estimated Value............................................... $7,000-UP
Ex Charles I. Bushnell-Lorin G. Parmelee, S. H. & H.
Chapman 6/1882:2644-S. H. & H. Chapman-Thomas
Warner-S. H. & H. Chapman 6/1884:3013-Richard B.
Winsor, S. H. & H. Chapman 12/1895:872-S. H. & H.
Chapman-unknown-Rare Coin Company of America-
Stack’s 12/1993:1105-Delaware Valley Rare Coin Co.
FPL 2/28/1994-Henry T. Hettger, McCawley & Grellman
Auctions/Superior 2/18/2001:2243-unknown-Bill Noyes
1/2002.