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Noyes Plate Coin S-204
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1800 S-204 R4. PCGS graded AU-58+.
CAC APPROVED
. Very
attractive lustrous tan and light steel brown with darker steel brown
toning on the highpoints and hints of faded mint color showing in
protected areas. No spots or stains, just a faint touch of rub on the
highest points of the devices. The only notable marks, and they are
extremely faint, are a nearly vertical hairline scratch through the
upper end of the hair ribbon and a couple more at TA in STATES.
M-LDS, Breen state VI, with die failure over RTY and along the rim
before the face. The reverse is rotated 20-25 degrees CCW. This cent
is plated in the 1991 Noyes reference to illustrate the variety. Graded
AU55 Choice and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #21758.
Bland says AU50 and tied for CC#2.
Our grade is AU55.
The at-
tribution and Naftzger-Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS
Secure label.
Pop 1; 2 finer at PCGS for the variety, 1 in MS61 and
1 in MS62 (PCGS # 36200)
Estimated Value................................................................ $10,000-UP
Ex Fred Florence, Quality Sales Corp., 6/1968:73-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.,
2/23/1992-Eric Streiner-Dennis Mendelson 10/1992 (Naftzger collec-
tion envelope included).