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

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

Auctioneer

Goldberg Auctioneers

Lot Number

111

Grade

MS62BN

Price

12,600

Lot Description

Lot 111 1803 S-255 R1. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. CAC.Frosty medium brown blending to light chocolate on the highpoints. The protected areas on the reverse are covered with lustrous tan and this cent has excellent eye appeal. There is a touch of rub on the highest points of the devices and a few small contact marks. The notable marks are a small nick and faint hairline on the neck, a short scratch under the C in CENT, and a dull pinprick under that E. E-MDS, Breen state II early, with faint die cracks at MERI and light die clashmarks on both sides. Graded MS60 net AU55 and tied for CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #20682. Bland says AU55 and tied for CC#5 in his census. Our grade is AU55. An attractive cent that comes with a nice provenance that has been traced back more than a century. The attribution and Doug Bird Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; none finer.(PCGS # 36380) Value $7,000 - UP Ex Peter Mougey-William H. Woodin, Thomas L. Elder #43, 9/1/1910:57-William Sleicher, S. H. Chapman 10/9/1919:979-Henry Chapman-James G. Macallister-Milton A. Holmes, Stack's 10/5/1960:1440-"JIL"-unknown private collection 3/1987-Vincent Blume 3/18/1987-Douglas F. Bird Collection.