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1793 S-8 R3 Wreath Cent, Vine & Bars Edge. PCGS graded AU-58.
Very attrac-
tive glossy medium chocolate brown and olive with hints of very faded mint color
remaining in protected areas on the obverse. Satiny mint frost covers the fields and
protected areas and this cent offers outstanding eye appeal. The only marks are a
dull pinprick in the middle of the jawbone, a trio of closely spaced dull but rela-
tively fresh contact marks at the border beads left of the denominator, and a streak
of microscopic planchet voids (as struck) at CA in AMERICA. Otherwise this cent
is flawless in every respect. Only the small marks at the border beads are visible
to the unaided eye. LDS, Breen state III. The bisecting die crack on the reverse is
clear and there is subtle swelling at the E in CENT. Struck very slightly off center
to K-5 but all the border beads are clear on both sides. Graded EF45 net VF35 and
tied for CC#15 in the Noyes census, his photo #39550. That seems quite harsh for
this beautiful cent.
Our grade is AU50 sharpness net EF45.
The attribution and
Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 2; 3 finer at PCGS
for the variety, 1 in MS62, 1 in MS64, and 1 in MS67
(PCGS # 35456)
Estimated Value ......................................................................................... $30,000-UP
Ex American Numismatic Society-transferred from the ANS to R. E. Naftzger, Jr.
1/26/2001 as part of the settlement for cents switched out by Dr. Sheldon-Jim Mc-
Guigan 10/2009.