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Breen Plate Coin For S-241
Choice 1802 NC-1
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1802 S-241 R1 Stemless Wreath. PCGS graded AU-58+.
CAC AP-
PROVED
. Beautiful frosty steel brown and chocolate with ample traces
of golden tan faded from mint color in protected areas. The only notable
mark is a small struck-through line at the dentils left of the lowest curl,
as struck. A glass reveals a few insignificant handling marks on the neck
and a long, very light diagonal nick in the field over the hair ribbon.
EDS, Breen state I, showing die clashmarks on the obverse and only the
die crack at OF that occurred in the earlier S-243 marriage for this re-
verse die. The Stemless Wreath and Doubled Fraction Bar features
are bold. This is the plate coin for the die variety in the Breen
encyclopedia. Graded AU50 and tied for CC#3 in the Noyes
census, his photo #20912. Bland says AU55 and tied for
CC#2.
Our grade is AU58.
A beautiful cent that comes with
a very impressive provenance. The attribution, No Stems
feature, and Naftzger-Reynolds provenance are noted on the
PCGS Secure label.
Pop 1; 1 finer in MS64 at PCGS for the
variety (PCGS # 36347)
Estimated Value .......................................................... $7,500-UP
Ex Carl Wurtzbach, Barney Bluestone #76, 4/1943:1686-Barney Blue-
stone (privately)-Judge Thomas L. Gaskill, New Netherlands Coin Co.
(privately) 11/1956-Dorothy Paschal-Ellen Enzler-Dr. Dane B. Nielsen-
Myles Z. Gerson-Bertram Cohen 3/20/1987-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz
12/1987-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992-Eric Streiner 3/30/1992-C. Douglas
Smith-Dr. Robert A. Schuman, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior
2/18/2002:1276-Dr. Wallace Lee, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Supe-
rior 5/25/2003:517 (the Naftzger collection envelope and last 2 lot tickets
are included).
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1802 NC-1 R5+. PCGS graded EF-45.
Choice glossy uniform
chocolate and dark steel brown. Smooth and very attractive,
nearly flawless. Just a few minor contact marks, including a
dull pinprick just left of the lower end of the hair ribbon and a
line of tiny ticks over CEN in CENT. LDS, Breen state IV. The
bisecting die crack on the obverse is complete and clear and
there are die clashmarks over ER in LIBERTY. Graded VF30
Choice and CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #23369. This
is the only example of the variety, regardless of grade, that is
deemed “Choice” by Noyes. Bland says VF25 and CC#2.
Our
grade is VF30 choice
. The obverse of this cent is plated in
Penny Whimsy
. A beautiful example of this very rare die vari-
ety. The attribution and Reynolds provenance are noted on the
PCGS Secure label.
Pop 1; 1 finer in AU58 at PCGS for the
variety
(PCGS # 36335)
Estimated Value......................................................... $8,000-UP
Ex Copley Coin Co. 12/1956-C. Douglas Smith 1/1957-Dr. Wil-
liam H. Sheldon 6/1960-C. Douglas Smith 4/1975-Denis Loring
6/1977-R. S. Brown, Jr.-Denis Loring 8/8/1977-C. Douglas
Smith 4/29/1993-Eric Streiner 5/1993 (Doug Smith collection
envelope included).