Large Cents
1803 1C Small Date, Large Fraction, S-258, B-17, R.1, AU50 PCGS. Breen Die State IV with clash marks from the hair near the C in CENT, and an arc-shaped crack through the 1 in the date. The medium brown surfaces are exceptionally smooth, despite a small rim mark near the final A in AMERICA. Our EAC grade XF45.
Ex: Early Copper Auction #9 (7/1993), lot 632; The Mac MacDonald Collection (Heritage, 9/1997), lot 5163.