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1794 S-31 R1. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown.
CAC APPROVED
.
Choice lustrous medium brown and light chocolate. Satiny mint frost
covers all but the highest points of the devices and the eye appeal is out-
standing. The only notable marks, and they are barely visible, are a small
nick at the top of the outer lump left of the lower curls and a faint spot
of slightly darker brown toning at the left top of the E in STATES. MDS,
Breen state II, with very faint clashmarks on the reverse and fine radial
die flowlines near the dentils on both sides. Both of the chips in the
field behind the lower curls are clear. The reverse of this cent is plated in
Early American Cents
and
Penny Whimsy.
Another truly beautiful 1794
cent. Graded MS60 net AU55 and tied for CC#6 in the Noyes census,
his photo #26934. Bland says MS60 and tied for CC#4.
Our grade is
AU58+, very close to MS60.
The attribution and Naftzger-Reynolds
provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label. Po
p 2; none finer at
PCGS for the variety (PCGS # 35558)
Estimated Value....................................................................... $35,000-UP
Ex Henry C. Hines-Carl Wurtzbach 1949-Dr.William H. Shel-
don 4/19/1972-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., New Netherlands Coin Co.
11/14/1973:354-Del Bland 5/13/1986-Herman Halpern, Stack’s
3/16/1988:44-Jack H. Beymer-Loren Barnett-Tony Terranova-Tom
Morley, Superior 5/31/1992:181 (Superior lot ticket and Morley collec-
tion envelope included).