1807 Draped Bust Cent. S-274. Rarity-3+. Small Fraction. AU Details--Repaired (PCGS).

1807 Draped Bust Cent. S-274. Rarity-3+. Small Fraction. AU Details--Repaired (PCGS).，A highly significant example for the early copper enthusiast that numbers among the finest examples from the S-274 dies. Both sides exhibit sharp detail apart from the diagnostic softness of strike over the upper left reverse due to die swell. Libertys lowermost hair curl is also blunt due to its position opposite the upper left reverse. Dominant steely-brown patina, both sides also with intermingled swirls of brighter orange-rose color here and there around the peripheries. The surfaces exhibit a curiously glossy texture, evidence of smoothing further explaining the PCGS qualifier. Particularly bold clash marks from Libertys hair are discernible in the central reverse field around the letters ON in ONE and CE in CENT. Noyes Die State A; Breen Die State IV.A somewhat scarcer die marriage in an absolute sense, S-274 offers its greatest challenges in grades above the basal VF level. The Condition Census for this variety listed in the 2000 reference <em>Walter Breens Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents: 1793-1814</em> includes coins that, based on EAC standards, range in grade from AU-50 to VF-30, several of which exhibit sharper detail but have been net graded due to impairments. The present example is not included in that list, although it retains enough definition to qualify as Condition Census. A find for the advanced large cent enthusiast that is sure to see spirited bidding at auction.，From the RSC Collection. Earlier ex David U. Proskey; Henry C. Hines; Carl Wurtzbach, 1944. Collector envelope with attribution and provenance notes included.，