Large Cents 1800/798 S-190 R3 Overdate 800 over 798, Style I Hair,

Large Cents
1800/798 S-190 R3 Overdate 800 over 798, Style I Hair, VF35 PCGS. Mostly glossy chocolate and steel brown. An attractive cent but there is extremely fine porosity over much of the planchet, strongest in the field around the hair ribbon. There are a few shallow low spots (from debris/lubricant on the die) in the field around the date and under the bust tip, as struck. The notable contact marks are some nicks at the left foot of the first A in AMERICA and a small rim nick over the second T in STATES. EDS, Breen state I, before any die clashmarks on the reverse. The overdate feature is clear. This is the Breen plate coin for the variety. Called VF30 and tied for CC#5 in the Bland census. Noyes says VF30 net F15 and CC#18, his photo #32637. This cataloger's EAC grade is VF25. The attribution and Husak Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS Gold Shield label. Comes with a nice provenance. PCGS population 1; 4 finer: 1 in 45, 1 in 50, 1 in 62, 1 in 65. 36143.35/40135458.
Ex E. A. Rice-Lester Merkin 3/24/1964-C. Douglas Smith 1971-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:267-Walter Dudgeon-unknown-Stack's 5/5/1998:154-W. M. "Jack" Wadlington 5/2005-Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley 6/30/2005-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/6/2009:358-Walter J. Husak Collection.

Prior to the annual American Numismatic Association annual convention in Detroit, Chris Victor-McCawley and Bob Grellman held the sale of the Walter Dudgeon Collection on July 30, 1994. Held at a time when the market for middle date large cents was thought to be weak, the sale realized close to 50% more than the pre-sale estimate. Dudgeon was born in Detroit, Michigan on September 10, 1956, and operated two jewelry stores in the area.
From The Collections of Walter J. Husak and The Liberty Cap Foundation.

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