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Breen Plate Coin S-44
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1794 S-44 R1. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown.
CAC APPROVED
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Frosty light chocolate brown mixed with darker steel brown and
chocolate. Faint hints of underlying very faded mint color can be
found in protected areas on the reverse. Satiny mint luster cov-
ers the fields and protected areas on both sides giving this cent
excellent eye appeal. The notable marks are a vertical nick on
the neck near the hair and a dull scratch under ME in AMERI-
CA. Sharply struck with just a hint of rub on the highest points
of the hair. LDS, Breen state V. All the die cracks described by
Breen are clear. In addition there is a fine double profile on the
hair above the forehead extending down to the brow with ad-
ditional doubling on the tip of the nose and the lips. This is the
plate coin for the variety in the Breen encyclopedia. Graded
AU50 net EF45 and tied for CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo
#34952. Bland says “nearly mint state” net AU50 and tied for
CC#2.
Our grade is AU55 net AU50.
The attribution and Elias-
berg-Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 2; none finer at PCGS for the variety (PCGS # 35597)
Estimated Value........................................................... $20,000-UP
Ex Clarence S. Bement, Henry Chapman 5/1916:293-Arthur L.
Gray, J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #394, 2/1939:560-Louis E. Elias-
berg, Sr., Bowers & Merena 5/20/1996:496 (Eliasberg lot ticket
included).