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1802 1C S-237, B-10, R.2, MS64 Brown PCGS. CAC. Our EAC Grade MS60. Although the strike is somewhat blunt on the profile and among several leaves, the overall appearance is excellent, with all remaining details sharply defined. Attractive, lustrous golden-brown surfaces show hints of pale olive toning on the obverse and remnants of mint red on the reverse. A small orange toning spot appears in the field at the base of the neck. Variety: Widest date. Large berries. The obverse appears on S-237 and S-238. The reverse appears on S-237. Breen Die State V. The obverse arc crack remains light, clash marks are somewhat faded, and the reverse is cracked vertically through the right interior wreath, with an arcing crack below and other minor cracks. Population Data (3/15): This is the sole Mint State example that PCGS has certified as S-237. For all varieties, PCGS shows only five 1802 cents numerically finer. Heritage Commentary: Del Bland grades this piece MS62 and lists it as second finest known in his Condition Census. Noyes says MS63 and the finest known example. The reverse is illustrated in Early American Cents and Penny Whimsy. The obverse and reverse are illustrated in Noyes (1991) and in Breen's Large Cent Encyclopedia. Provenance: Howard R. Newcomb (J.C. Morgenthau, 2/1945), lot 377, $55; Milton A. Holmes (Stack's, 10/1960), lot 1427, $775; Dorothy Paschal; Dr. William H. Sheldon (4/1972); R.E. Naftzger, Jr. (New Netherlands, 11/1973), lot 553, $3,400; RARCOA; Dennis Forgue; Thomas E. Werner (8/1984); Denis W. Loring (1985); C. Douglas Smith; Dr. Robert A. Schuman; Superior (2/2002), lot 1270, $18,400; W.M. "Jack" Wadlington; Chris Victor-McCawley (7/2005); Walter Husak (Heritage, 2/2008), lot 2240.