1803 1C S-251, BN MS(PCGS#36368)

The November 2012 Baltimore Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

431

Grade

VF30BN

Price

705

Lot Description

1803 Draped Bust Cent. S-251. Rarity-2. Noyes Die State A. Small Date, Small Fraction. VF-30 BN (NGC). Deep steel-brown throughout. The surfaces are fairly hard and somewhat glossy in-hand, with no marks that engage the viewer's eye -- any marks are tiny and visible only under low magnification. Choice for the grade. PCGS# 36368. Provenance: From Heritage's sale of the Jules Reiver Collection, January 2006, lot 19564. Earlier ex: George Ramont, October 1969.