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Lovely Sheldon-22
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1794 S-22 R1. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown.
CAC APPROVED
.
Choice lustrous light to medium steel brown with hints of golden
tan faded down from mint color in protected areas on both sides. A
beautiful cent; flawless in every respect offering superior eye appeal.
Just the lightest touch of friction on the highest points of the hair.
LDS, Breen state VIII, with all the fine die cracks and “mounds”
mentioned by Breen. This is the plate coin for the die variety in
the 1991 Noyes reference on early date large cents. Graded AU55
Choice and tied for finest known in the Noyes census, his photo
#21581. Del Bland says AU55 and tied for CC#1 in the Breen/Bland
condition census.
Our grade is AU58 Choice.
Comes with a great
provenance that can be traced back a hundred years. According to
Walter Breen, Henry Hines used to carry this cent around with him
in a chamois pouch to show off as one of his highly prized coins.
And he had many beauties from which to choose. The attribution
and Naftzger-Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure
label.
Pop 1; 1 finer in MS63 at PCGS for the variety (PCGS #
35531)
Estimated Value ................................................................ $25,000-UP
Ex Henry C. Miller, Thomas L. Elder 4/13/1917:692-Wayte Raymond
(The United States Coin Co.)-Henry C. Hines-Dr. William H. Sheldon
4/19/1972-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992-Eric Streiner 6/6/1992 (Naf-
tzger collection envelope included).