1810/09 Classic Head Cent. S-281. Rarity-1. MS-64 BN (PCGS). CAC.<strong>Type:</strong> Classic Head.<p><strong>Design:</strong> Obv: A head of Liberty faces left with 13 stars around the border arranged seven left, six right. The date 1810 is below. Liberty is wearing a fillet inscribed LIBERTY. Rev: A circular wreath encloses the denomination ONE CENT with the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the border.<p><strong>Weight Standard:</strong> 10.89 grams.<p><strong>Diameter:</strong> 29 mm.<p><strong>Die Variety:</strong> Sheldon-281, Breen-1. Obv: The only overdate die of the year, here in its only pairing. The second 1 in the date is not only punched over a 0, but is also repunched with a portion of a second 1 at its top. Rev: The point of the highest leaf in the wreath is under the right side of the final letter S in STATES. S-281 also represents the only use of this reverse die.<p>S-281 is the only die marriage that corresponds to the 1810/09 <em>Guide Book</em> listing for this issue.<p><strong>Die State:</strong> Noyes C/C, Breen IV. Obv: The die is heavily worn with no denticulation from 12 to 5 oclock, stars 8 to 13 joined to the border, field rough and flowlined, especially behind and below Libertys portrait. Rev: The reverse die is also worn with little denticulation remaining, raised ridge above the words STATES OF, flowlines joining many of the letters to the border.<p><strong>Edge:</strong> Plain.<p><strong>Mintage for the Issue: </strong>1,458,500 coins.<p><strong>Estimated Surviving Population for the Die Variety:</strong> Rarity-1: More than 1,500 coins in all grades.<p><strong>Strike:</strong> Quite boldly defined in the centers, although the peripheral detail is weak due to the advanced die state, as above.<p><strong>Surfaces:</strong> Satin to softly frosted surfaces exhibit steel-brown toning in the centers, while the peripheries have partial halos of lighter golden-brown patina. Subtle powder blue highlights can be seen in isolated areas, along with faint remnants of faded mint color around the reverse border. Smooth overall with only a few wispy carbon flecks in the lower reverse field; more useful for provenance purposes is a concentration of wispy marks in the upper left obverse field inside stars 6 and 7, as well as between star 7 and the border.<p><strong>Commentary:</strong> An exciting coin for both high grade type collectors and advanced large cent enthusiasts, the ESM specimen is tied for finest certified in the BN category at PCGS for the Sheldon-281 dies. Conservatively graded EAC AU-55 in the Bland census, apparently based on his examination nearly 40 years ago, and tied for CC#5 therein. The 2015 Noyes census also lists this coin with an EAC grade of AU55(AU55) Average, the grade likely borrowed from Blands notes, for we do not believe Noyes has actually seen this coin. (In any event it is not illustrated in the 2015 edition of his large cent reference.) Noyes says CC#5 based on the AU55 grade. This coins EAC grade and Condition Census standing are probably worthy of revision based on in hand inspection in the modern market, but in any event it is certainly among the half dozen finest known from this desirable overdate die marriage. Extraordinarily attractive and worthy of very strong bids.PCGS# 1552.PCGS Population: 3; 0 finer in this category. There is also a single MS-65 RB known to this service.From the ESM Collection. Earlier ex New Netherlands Coin Co.s Fixed Price List of September 1937; Arthur A. Wells; our (Bowers and Ruddys) William R. Sieck Collection sale, July-August 1981, lot 2746; Kevin Lipton Rare Coins; our (Bowers and Merenas) ANA Sale of the Millennium, August 2000, lot 326.
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