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Beautiful Lustrous S-271 “Comet”
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1807 S-271 R1 Small Fraction, “Comet” Obverse. PCGS graded MS-65
Brown.
CAC APPROVED
. Lustrous uniform bluish steel and olive brown
with traces of faded mint color around the date. Satiny mint frost covers
this cent and the eye appeal is superb. Essentially flawless in every respect
and finding an identifying mark presents quite a challenge. A tiny diagonal
tick left of the nostril and a small spot of lighter brown toning under the
left foot of the first A in AMERICA will have to suffice for this purpose.
MDS, Breen state V. The “Comet” break in the field behind the head is
clear and several additional linear die flaws are visible on the obverse. The
obverse of this cent is plated to illustrate the variety in
Early American
Cents
and
Penny Whimsy.
Graded MS62 Choice and tied for CC#3 in the
Noyes census, his photo #21308. Bland says MS61 and CC#3.
Our grade
is MS63+.
A premium example of this popular “Redbook” variety, and it
comes with an important provenance. The attribution and Reynolds prov-
enance are noted on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 1; none finer at PCGS for
the variety (PCGS # 36454)
Estimated Value ............................................................................$30,000-UP
Ex Homer K. Downing, Abe Kosoff (Numismatic Gallery) 5/15/1947-R. E.
Naftzger, Jr., Abe Kosoff 10/1959:100-Stack’s (privately)-Doris E. (Dorothy)
Nelson-Toby and Doris E. (Nelson) Szymanski (the “TAD” Collection), Stack’s
2/6/1976:76-William R. T. Smith 4/7/1977-C. Douglas Smith 12/8/1979-Myl-
es Z. Gerson-Del Bland 3/12/1982-C. Douglas Smith-Herman Halpern
12/11/1986-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992-Eric Streiner, Bowers & Merena
1/8/1997:8.