238 / 280
236
Equal Finest 1803 S-252
282
1803 S-251 R2. PCGS graded AU-55
CAC APPROVED
Gold
Sticker.
Glossy dark chocolate brown with frosty golden tan faded
down from mint color on both sides, and a glass reveals a few tiny peeps
of mint red. This cent offers excellent eye appeal. The only marks are a short
trail of tiny ticks down from the right top of the T in LIBERTY and a pair of tiny
nicks left of the denominator. E-MDS, Breen state II, with clashmarks on both sides and a
small bulge in the field left of the lowest curl but no die cracks on the reverse. The double
punching on the second S in STATES and M in AMERICA is clear. A very attractive cent
with just a bit of very light wear on the highpoints.
Our grade is AU50
. The attribution and
Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 1; 6 finer at PCGS for the
variety, 1 in AU58+, 1 in MS62, 2 in MS63, 1 in MS63+, and 1 in MS64
(PCGS # 36368)
Estimated Value......................................................................................................... $3,000-UP
Ex Stuart Levine 9/1996.
283
1803 S-252 R2. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown.
CAC APPROVED
. Choice
lustrous medium chocolate brown with lots of lighter brown toning in protected
areas. A gorgeous cent with outstanding eye appeal. No spots or stains. The only
notable marks, and they are easy to miss, are a long, thin nick from the nose to
the left end of the eyebrow and a tiny spot of darker reddish toning near the den-
tils left of the lower curls. E-MDS, Breen state II late. The die crack that mean-
ders across the bottom of the date extends into the field under the lowest curl but
goes no farther. The obverse of this cent is plated in the 1925 Newcomb reference
on the cents of 1801-1803, in
Early American Cents,
and in
Penny Whimsy.
Both
sides are plated in the 1991 Noyes reference where it was graded MS65 and finest
known by 10 points. Graded AU55 and the finest confirmed in the most recent
Noyes census, his photo #21369. Bland says AU55 and tied for CC#1.
Our grade
is MS60.
The attribution and Naftzger-Reynolds provenance are noted on the
PCGS Secure label.
Pop 1; none finer at PCGS for the variety (PCGS # 36371)
Estimated Value ...................................................................................... $10,000-UP
Ex Malcolm N. Jackson, The United States Coin Co. 5/1913:1260-Henry C. Hines-
Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/19/1972-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992-Eric Streiner-Tony
Terranova, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 1/1995:397-Chris McCawley 2/1995
(Naftzger collection envelope, M&G lot ticket, and handwritten annotations by
Howard Newcomb included).