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1794 S-65 R1. PCGS graded AU-55.
CAC APPROVED
.
Choice frosty medium steel brown and chocolate with peeps
of lustrous lighter tan faded down from mint color in a few of
the protected areas. A beautiful cent that is essentially flawless
showing only light friction on the highpoints of the devices.
The best identifying marks are a thin, light planchet void off the
right top of the Y in LIBERTY and a tiny tick on the bottom of
the upright of the E in ONE. MDS, Breen state V late, with sev-
eral fine die cracks on both sides. Graded AU50 Choice and tied
for CC#4 in the Noyes census, his photo #33396.
Our grade
is AU50 as well.
The attribution and Reynolds provenance are
noted on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 3; 1 finer in MS64 at
PCGS for the variety (PCGS # 35654)
Estimated Value.......................................................... $12,000-UP
Ex Richard Williams, Noble Numismatics 7/14/1994:2437-An-
drew Lustig 7/1994.
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1794 S-66 R5. PCGS graded VF-30.
CAC APPROVED
. Very attrac-
tive glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. The surfaces are smooth
and this cent offers excellent eye appeal. The only marks, and they are
faint, are a few very light horizontal hairline scratches inside the wreath
around ONE. Nicely struck LDS, Breen state IV. The die crack along the
pole is nearly as thick as the pole itself and the fine die crack from the
forehead into the field before the face is present. Bold doubling can be
seen on F-AM. A very nice example of this rare die variety. Graded VF25
net VF20 and CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #38759.
Our grade is
F15+, very close to VF20.
The attribution and Reynolds provenance are
noted on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 1; 1 finer in VF35 at PCGS for the
variety (PCGS # 35657)
Estimated Value................. $20,000-UP
Ex Rob Hughes, Bowers & Merena
1/4/2000:3 (lot ticket included).