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1797 S-120a R3 Reverse of 1795, Partially Beaded
Edge. PCGS graded EF-45.
CAC APPROVED
. Frosty
tan and light brown with darker steel brown toning
on the highpoints. No notable defects but the strike
is soft leaving some of the design elements weak and
exposing many of the tiny pre-striking planchet chips
that are found on these planchets. The best identify-
ing mark is a fine diagonal streak of dark planchet
impurity in the field left of the hair ribbon (as struck).
E-MDS, Breen state II. There are clashmarks on both
sides but no die cracks. Edge beads are clearly visible
on about a third of the edge of the planchet. Graded
EF45 Choice and tied for CC#3 in the Noyes census,
his photo #34360. Bland says EF40 and tied for CC#5.
Our grade is EF40.
A nice example of the “Plain
Edge” version of the variety in spite of the weak strike.
The attribution and Reynolds provenance are noted
on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 2; 1 finer in AU58 at
PCGS for the variety (PCGS # 35894)
Estimated Value ........................................ $15,000-UP
Ex Len Roosmalen (Len’s Coins & Stamps) 7/1/1995.