Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

1802 S-228 R2 Error Fraction 1/000 PCGS Genuine, AU Details, Environmental Damage. Attractive frosty light to medium chocolate brown. This cent offers great "naked" eye appeal, but a glass reveals microscopic porosity and granularity, strongest in the field behind the portrait. No verdigris, and the only notable marks are a small chip out of the planchet in the field over the bust tip, a dull rim nick behind the head, and a collection of tiny nicks on the A in STATES. M-LDS, Breen state IV, with several die cracks on the reverse. The Error Fraction is clear, and this feature is shown on the PCGS label. Our grade is EF45+ sharpness net VF20.
Estimated Value $300-UP.