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1808 S-279 R1. PCGS graded MS-61 Brown.
Frosty golden tan and light steel
brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and hints of very faded mint
color on the reverse. Satiny mint luster covers the fields and protected areas and this
cent offers excellent eye appeal. The notable marks are a small spot of darker toning
near the rim at the top of the obverse, a barely visible planchet flake on the tip of the
chin, and a diagonal planchet chip over the E in ONE (as struck). LDS, Breen state
V. There is a rather large lump on the leaf under the A in STATES where a chip came
out of the die. It is difficult to determine if there is any real friction on the highpoints
of the obverse due to the very late die state, but the reverse looks absolutely mint
state. Not seen by Noyes or Bland.
Our grade is AU58
.
Pop 1; 1 finer in MS66 at
PCGS for the variety
(PCGS # 36463)
Estimated Value ..............................................................................................$7,500-UP
Ex Bowers & Merena 11/13/1997:98 (lot ticket included).