Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

1803 S-258 R1 Small Date, Large Fraction PCGS graded AU50, CAC Approved. Frosty steel brown and chocolate with lighter brown and tan toning faded down from mint color in protected areas on the reverse. No spots or stains, and the only contact marks are some very faint hairline scratches in the field before the portrait (and these are visible only under strong magnification). This cent offers excellent eye appeal and shows only light wear on the highpoints. M-LDS, Breen state III, with a long die crack that arcs up through the 1 in the date and lower curls to the dentils left of the hair ribbon. Our grade is VF30+, close to VF35. The attribution and Agora Collection provenance are shown on the PCGS label.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.