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1797 S-135 R3. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown.
CAC AP-
PROVED
. Frosty medium steel brown and light olive with traces
of very faded mint color remaining in protected areas on both
sides. The surfaces are covered with satiny mint luster, especially
on the obverse fields, and this cent offers excellent eye appeal. The
only marks, and you will need a glass to see them, are three small
spots of darker toning around the 79, another in the field close
over the bust, and a planchet flake hidden in the leaves under the
I in AMERICA (as struck). M-LDS, Breen state IV. The thin die
defect over the C in AMERICA is clear and there is a very shal-
low low spot (caused by debris on the die) over the N in ONE.
Another beautiful “Nichols Hoard” variety, and this cent is almost
certainly from that famous group (see the description for the
1797 S-123 for a brief history of the hoard). Graded MS60 and
tied for CC#10 in the Noyes census, his photo #27841.
Our grade
is MS62+, very close to MS63.
The attribution and Reynolds
provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 1; 2 finer
at PCGS for the variety, 1 in MS64+ and 1 in MS65 (PCGS #
35936)
Estimated Value............................................................ $10,000-UP
Ex John Wood-Denis Loring 3/1982.