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1812 S-289 R1 Large Date. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown.
Glossy medium chocolate
brown with frosty lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. Mint luster covers the
fields and protected areas and this cent offers excellent eye appeal. No spots or stains,
only a few tiny contact marks. The notable ones are a pinprick on the jaw close over the
throat, a pair of dull nicks between the lowest curl and star 12, and a small diagonal nick
just off the tip of the nose. LDS, Breen state IV, with a small crumble on the front edge of
the neck in addition to the earlier lump hidden in the hair left of the ear. The reverse is
rotated 20 degrees CW. Graded AU55 and tied for CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo
#62666.
Our grade is AU58+, very close to MS60
. The attribution and Reynolds prov-
enance are noted on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 1; none finer at PCGS for the variety
(PCGS # 36508)
Estimated Value................................................................................................. $15,000-UP
Ex Numismatic Financial Corp. 6/2011.