1803 1C S-254, Sm Date, Sm Frac, BN MS(PCGS#36377)

February 2020 Pre-Long Beach U.S. & World Coin Auction #115

Auctioneer

Goldberg Auctioneers

Lot Number

110

Grade

MS64BN

Price

17,400

Lot Description

Lot 110 1803 S-254 R1. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. CAC.Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with generous amounts of mint red remaining visible in protected areas on both sides. The notable marks are a small puff of darker toning (not carbon) between the tops of the L & I in LIBERTY and a nick under the I in UNITED. M-LDS, Breen state IV, with a strong die crack through the tip of the bust to dentils on both ends and die clashmarks on the reverse. A very shallow low spot (caused by grease or oil on the die) covers much of the field off the chin and neck (as struck). Graded MS63 and tied for CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #35465. Our grade is MS62+. The attribution and Doug Bird Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; none finer.(PCGS # 36377) Value $10,000 - UP Acquired by Douglas F. Bird from an unrecorded source at the Baltimore Convention 11/4/1998.