1802 Draped Bust Large Cent S-241 No Stems PCGS VF30

Beautiful and quite scarce for the grade, this 1802 Draped Bust Large Cent, of the stemless variety has been attributed correctly (first by me, then confirmed by PCGS for an up-charge of $20 additional), as S-241, or Sheldon Variety 241 (No Stems)

Chocolate Brown patina with traces of glorious mint luster. Conservatively Graded with Sharp detail and a very strong strike. No signs of corrosion, verdigris, no rim bumps or any sort of surface roughness which so commonly plague these 220+ year old Draped Bust Cents 

Finding these problem free in any sort of grade above the AG or G level is getting harder and harder.