1810 S-282 R2 Turban Head. PCGS graded AU-55. CAC Approved. Choice frosty steel brown and chocolate with golden light brown faded down from mint color showing in protected areas. No roughness or verdigris, only a few trivial contact marks, including a small rim nick left of star 6 and a tiny nick right of star 13. MDS, Breen state III. The obverse is properly centered on the planchet but the reverse is misaligned slightly to K-2. Called EF45 and tied for CC#7 in the Noyes census, photo #36857. Our grade is EF45. A choice, problem-free Turban Head cent. The attribution and Paul Gerrie provenance are shown on the PCGS label. Pop 1; 2 finer, 1 in 58, 1 in 62. Estimated Value $4,000-UP Ex Milton A. Holmes, Stack's 10/5/1960:1463-Norweb Collection, Bowers & Merena 11/14/1988:2847-Bowers & Merena 9/1997:300-Bowers & Merena 8/9/2000 (2000 ANA Sale) lot 328-March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/1/2009:622-Paul Gerrie. Categories: Classic Head Cents
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