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217
Finest 1802 S-229
258
1802 S-229 R2. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown.
CAC AP-
PROVED
. Choice lustrous medium steel brown and chocolate
with lighter steel brown and tan faded down from mint color in
protected areas. A beautiful cent; sharply struck with outstand-
ing eye appeal. The notable marks, and they are absolutely in-
significant, are a subtle puff of darker steel brown toning under
the lowest curl, a tiny planchet flake just left of the lowest curl,
a couple microscopic ticks on the left end of the eyebrow, and a
subtle spot of reddish brown toning over the right upright of the
N in ONE. MDS, Breen state IV, with die cracks and clashmarks
on both sides. This is the plate coin for the variety in the Breen
encyclopedia and the 1991 Noyes reference. Graded MS63
Choice and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #21544. Bland
says MS61 and tied for CC#1.
Our grade is MS63.
The attribu-
tion and Naftzger-Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS
Secure label.
Pop 1; none finer at PCGS for the variety (PCGS
# 36299)
Estimated Value......................................................... $15,000-UP
Ex Thomas L. Elder 6/1935:2445-Henry C. Hines-Dr. William
H. Sheldon 4/19/1972-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992-C. Douglas
Smith-Dr. Robert A. Schuman, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/
Superior 2/18/2002:258-Walter Husak, Heritage 2/15/2008:2232.