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Lot:5047 1802/0 Draped Bust Half Cent. Cohen-2, Breen-2. Reverse of 1802. Rarity-3. Extremely Fine-45 (PCGS).

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SBP-苏富比2017年3月波格集藏V

2017-04-01 07:30:00

2017-04-01 12:30:00

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They command a good price when perfect, which is very rarely the case. - Dr. Montroville W. Dickeson, on 1802 half cents, The American Numismatical Manual, 1859American numismatic issues that were great rarities in the 19th century and have remained so into the present day are both special and few. For date collectors, the 1802 half cent is rivaled by only the 1811 for fame and desirability.With mostly glossy gray brown surfaces and a smattering of peripheral roughness, this coin presents an unprepossessing appearance. Its sharpness is excellent for the grade, though the typically soft central strike results in several leaves rounded and the inner details of Libertys hair less than fully rendered. Inborn granularity at the left obverse periphery is discernible from raised scale seen within the date and LIBERTY. Two short but deep scratches divide ME of AMERICA, connecting the rim to the double leaf below. Both sides show light hairlines, though they appear to be more of a surface phenomenon than a movement of metal, and a single thin line crosses Libertys hairline to her high cheekbone.Breen points out several individual "rust pits," better described as spalling eruptions or chips from the die face due to brittle steel. The several between IB of LIBERTY and two in front of Libertys lips on the obverse, along with those between AT of STATES, are seen on many coins in several different die states. Given the low grade and poor surface quality of the typical 1802 half cent, much of Breens description of "rust" on this variety comes from this coin, one of the few surviving examples with sharpness better than Very Fine. While much of the fine texture around the peripheral reverse legend on this coin appears to be spalling (rust pits are a misnomer), it is intermingled with surface detritus and environmental roughness which makes discerning die flaws from surface flaws difficult, particularly when studied through plastic. With a magnifier parallel to the coins surface in flat light, it becomes evident that little if any spalling surrounds HALF CENT. A good deal of the raised texture in UNITED STATES and ERICA has the rounded relief expected of something that comes from the die; it is likely spalling. The batch of raised pimples around the berry at the 9:00 position of the wreath likewise appears to come from the die. Comparison to another high grade specimen (for instance, Missouri Cabinet:52) provides a road map to where spalling appears on earlier die states. Careful study of these coins side by side will help each student of the series decide where spalling stops and where surface deposits begin. While some lumps manifest from spalling through LIBERTY and the date, much of what is seen on this coin and the lower grade Manley 4.0 plate coin likely befell the coins after leaving the Mint.The die cracks described by Breen, to the upper left of the first T in STATES and the upper right of E in the same word, are both seen here, thus designating this as Breens State VI even as it is used as the plate coin for his State IV. Ron Manleys die state arrangement is more precise and accurate.Out of the 182 opportunities PCGS has had to render a grade opinion on an 1802 half cent, they have returned a grade higher than VF-30 just seven times, likely representing fewer actual coins. Nearly all survivors show significant environmental defects, heavy wear, or both. This is the single finest certified example of this date and, by general agreement, accorded status as the finest known. The Missouri Cabinet catalog describes it as "probably finest known by a small margin, slightly better than the second EF listed in the Breen/Hanson census in a side-by-side comparison conducted in August 1993." The first piece on the Breen/Hanson census is the cleaned Parmelee-Jackman-James A. Stack-Missouri Cabinet coin, encapsulated as "AU Details" by PCGS. The second finest graded piece, in the McGuigan Collection, is PCGS VF-35.

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