Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

1803 S-253 R2 VF20. Glossy chocolate brown and steel with slightly lighter steel brown toning on the devices. A very attractive cent for the grade, just a few trivial marks from choice. A vertical nick in the field close before the neck and a tiny rim bruise at AM in AMERICA are good identifying marks. MDS, Breen state III, with an arcing die crack at STATE plus a lighter one from the rim right of the D in UNITED arcing through the wreath to the second S in STATES. Struck slightly off center to K-4.
Estimated Value $300-UP.
Ex Rod Burress 8/16/2012.