1800/79 Draped Bust Cent. S-194. Rarity-3-. Style II Hair. MS-62 BN (NGC).An impressively sharp example of this dramatic overdate. The complexion is overall glossy, showcasing the absence of notable abrasions or appreciable friction throughout. Deep steel blue tones dominate the patina, with underlying pinkish color highlighting the wreath on the reverse. Magnified inspection will reveal traces of microporosity to the obverse though this is entirely invisible to the naked eye. The dies are now in a late state, showing intense clashmarks beneath Libertys chin and at the right obverse border, in addition to a rim beak above CA in AMERICA. <p>It undoubtedly ranks among the finest survivors of this variety, sitting comfortably in the Condition Censuses of both Del Bland and Bill Noyes. Noyes graded it AU-55 and placed it in 5th place on his population listing. Dell Bland viewed it even more favorably, assigning it an EAC grade of MS-60 in Breens large cent <em>Encyclopedia</em> (2000), which placed it in 5th place and tied it with three other examples at that grade. Recognized by such Early Copper luminaries as Henry Hines, T. James Clarke, and Dr. William H. Sheldon himself and certainly poised for inclusion in another advanced collection. From the Collection of Thaddeus A. Tatum III. Earlier ex Henry C. Hines; T. James Clarke; Dr. William H. Sheldon; C. Douglas Smith (8/14/1957); Abe Kosoff; R.E. Naftzger, Jr., privately in February 1992; Eric Streiner; Jay Parrino; Superior Galleries sale of the Dr. Juan XII Suros Collection, February 1999, lot 11; Heritages sale of the Eugene H. Gardner Collection, June 2014, lot 30022.
