1808 1/2C Cohen 3, BN MS(PCGS#35206)

1808 1/2C Cohen 3, BN MS (PCGS#35206)

February 2018 Pre-Long Beach Auction #103 U.S. & World Coins

详细说明: Lot 115 1808 C-3 R1 PCGS graded AU55.Very attractive frosty medium brown and light chocolate. Satiny mint luster shows in the protected areas and this piece offers outstanding eye appeal. The only notable marks are a small spot of microscopic reddish carbon nestled between the right top of the E in LIBERTY and the dentils and a few inconsequential nicks on the neck. Nicely struck E-MDS, Manley state 2.0. There are traces of die rust in the field before the portrait but dentils show all the way around both sides. The second 8 shows repunching inside both the upper and lower loops. Curiously this 8 was constructed using the punch intended for the zeroes in the denominator, one on top of another to create an 8 that is clearly larger than the first 8. The reverse is rotated 25 degrees CCW. A very nice half cent. Our grade is EF45+, close to AU50. The attribution and Green Tree Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 5; 5 finer, 1 in 58, 2 in 62, 1 in 63, 1 in 64+ for the variety.Estimate Value $1,500 - UP Ex 2006 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 5/6/2006:30 (via Doug Bird)-The Green Tree Collection.