1803 1C S-255, BN MS(PCGS#36380)

Spring 2026 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2212

Grade

AU53BN

Price

2,640

Lot Description

Breen Die State I. An attractive piece with good centering and a bold to sharp strike throughout the design. Wear is light, as befits the assigned PCGS grade, and most of the marks are minor and do little more than further confirm a relatively short stint in active circulation. A tiny nick at the front edge of Liberty's throat readily identifies this piece, which also shows a thin, shallow planchet flaw meandering through the upper right reverse periphery, looping into the tops of the letters AM in AMERICA. Generally deep walnut-brown in color with intermingled olive, as well as silvery outlines to many of the obverse design elements. Choice VF by stricter EAC standards, and a nice representative of both the type and Sheldon number.