1810 Classic Head Cent. S-284, B-5. Rarity-3. AU-58 (PCGS).Breen Die State III. An attractive and significant example of the scarcest die pairing of the 1810-dated large cent issue. Attractively toned in dominant medium brown, both sides exhibit intermingled golden-orange that represents faded mint color. Surface texture is smooth and satiny, the coin uncommonly free of distracting blemishes in a survivor of this challenging large cent design type. This piece, with an impressive provenance to our (Bowers and Ruddys) November 1979 Garrett I Sale, is tied for CC#11 for the Sheldon-285 dies in the 2015 Noyes census, in which it is given an EAC grade of "XF45(AU50) Ave Plus."PCGS# 1549. NGC ID: 224S.From the Widmer Family Collection. Earlier ex our (Bowers and Ruddys) sale of the Garrett Collection for The Johns Hopkins University, Part I, November 1979, lot 122; Douglas F. Bird, August 17, 2002; Terry Denman; our Spring 2022 Auction, April, lot 1354.
