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EARLY CENTS AUCTIONS 

PEDIGREED S-230

LOT 192 1802 S-230 R1 NGC graded AU58. Frosty dark steel brown with lighter brown and tan in protected areas. Smooth with sharp details and only trivial marks. The only notable defects are a small patch of tiny low spots above the shoulder and another over the left top of the N in ONE, both as struck. M-LDS, Breen state VII, with cracks and die clashmarks on both sides. Graded EF45 and tied for CC#6 honors in the Bland census. Our grade is EF45 . The attribution and Mervis Collection provenance are noted on the NGC label. 2038619-025

Ex Sheraton Coin Co., 1947 ANA Sale (Numismatic Gallery), 8/23/1947:866-T. James Clarke 12/1954-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.-Abe Kosoff Auctions 4/21/1956:81-Robert J. Kissner, Stack’s 6/27/1975:347-unknown-Adam Mervis, Heritage Auctions 1/10/2014:2767-Thomas D. Reynolds

LOT 193 1802 S-230 R1 PCGS graded AU53. Attractive frosty medium brown and chocolate. Smooth except for fine die rust on the obverse that is associated with the later die state and a small spot of microscopic carbon well off the chin. There are a few contact marks including a dull nick on the cheek, a fresh scrape on the 1 in the date, a collection of fine but fresh pin scratches right of the date, and a couple light scratches at ON in ONE. Only the nick on the cheek catches your eye. M-LDS, Breen state IX, with cracks on both sides and fine die rust in the field up from the bust. Our grade is EF45+ sharpness net EF40. 1470.53/82989689

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