1808 Classic Head Cent. S-277, B-1. Rarity-2. AU-50 (PCGS).Breen Die State IV. Marbled golden-tan and medium brown patina adorns both sides of this overall smooth, appreciably glossy example. The obverse is trivially off center with no denticulation from 6 to 8 oclock, although the reverse is better centered on the planchet. Apart from star 1, all major design elements are boldly to sharply defined. Given the conditionally challenging nature of the Classic Head cent series, this above average survivor of the first year 1808 holds particular appeal for high grade type purposes.PCGS# 36457. BASE PCGS# 1543. NGC ID: 224P.From the Widmer Family Collection. Earlier from our sale of the Lux Family Collection, begun as early as the 1850s, March 2018 Baltimore Auction, lot 3159.
