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1808 S-277 R2. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown.
CAC APPROVED
. Lustrous
light to medium brown and tan with darker steel brown toning on the
highest points of the devices. A beautiful cent, essentially flawless offering
outstanding eye appeal. Finding a reliable identifying mark is difficult. A
faint diagonal hairline scratch through LI in LIBERTY and a tiny spot of
reddish brown toning at the left top of the N in CENT will have to suffice,
but you will need a glass to find them. M-LDS Breen state VI late. There are
several die cracks on the reverse including a light one from the wreath to the
right foot of the first A in AMERICA. The die cracks at the D in UNITED
are strong but the small section outlined by cracks inside the D is not raised
or filled. The area at STAT is swollen causing the opposing star 1 to be faint
and weakening star 2 (sometimes called the “12-Star die state”). The reverse
of this cent is plated in
Early American Cents
and
Penny Whimsy.
Graded
MS60 and tied for CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #ANS1370. Bland
says MS60 and tied for CC#5.
Our grade is MS60
. The attribution and
Brown-Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 1; 2
finer at PCGS for the variety, 1 in MS64 and 1 in MS66 (PCGS # 36457)
Estimated Value ............................................................................ $15,000-UP
Ex Dr. William H. Sheldon-ANS-transferred to R. S. Brown, Jr. in exchange
for the example in his collection that was determined to be the original S-277
donated to the museum by George H. Clapp, Superior 1/27/1996:380-Dennis
Mendelson 1/1997 (Brown collection envelope and Superior lot ticket includ-
ed).
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