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Possible Finest S-291
325
1812 S-290 R1 Small Date. PCGS graded AU-55.
Glossy dark olive brown and steel. The fields are
covered with frosty cartwheel luster created by radial
die flowlines and this cent offers excellent eye appeal.
No trace of corrosion or verdigris. The only mark is
a small pinprick near the ribbon end left of star 11.
LDS, Breen state IV late with a narrow but clearly
defined rim cud break at TE in UNITED. The die
clashmarks are strong on both sides.
Our grade is
EF45+
. The attribution and Reynolds provenance
are noted on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 3; 6 finer
at PCGS for the variety, 1 in AU58, 1 in MS62, 1 in
MS63+, 1 in MS64, and 2 in MS65
(PCGS # 36499)
Estimated Value......................................... $3,000-UP
Ex Sol Kaplan 4/17/1951-unknown-Dr. Charles
Weber-Jonathan Kern 2/13/2003.
326
1812 S-291 R2 Small Date. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown.
CAC AP-
PROVED
. Frosty medium chocolate brown and steel with a few tiny
peeps of faded mint red showing on the obverse and a few spots of lighter
medium brown toning on each side. Satiny mint luster covers the planchet
and this cent offers outstanding eye appeal. The only contact marks are a
couple thin vertical nicks in the field close before the mouth. LDS, Breen
state IV early. There is a strong die crack connecting stars 5 & 6 but the
small chip on the right side of star 2 has not formed. This cent has not been
evaluated by Noyes or Bland.
Our grade is MS60+,
which would place it at
the top of the condition census for the variety. The attribution and Reyn-
olds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 1; none finer at
PCGS for the variety (PCGS # 36502)
Estimated Value ............................................................................$15,000-UP
Ex Jim McGuigan 2/2000.