1800 C-1 R2. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Lustrous slightly faded mint red mellowing to bluish steel brown. More than half the mint color remains on the obverse and 25% on the reverse. There are a few small specks of dark steel toning mixed with fine carbon on the obverse, including two specks on the neck and another touching the hair under the R in LIBERTY. The only sign of contact is a light nick slanting through the F in OF. M-LDS, Manley state 4.0. The curl left of the date is now open thanks to die polishing. A premium example with far more mint color than usually found on uncirculated early half cents.
Our grade is MS63. The attribution and Whister provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Weight 84.0 grains.
PCGS population 1; the finest graded at PCGS. Estimated Value $6,000-UP.
Ex Abner Kreisberg & Hans Schulman 4/1959:871 (as "blazing red unc gem")-unknown-RARCOA Winter FPL 1975 (as "Gem BU, full red")-unknown-Superior 2/1/1982:233-Dr. Wallace Lee, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/25/2003:134.
The Whister Collection
