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St. Oswald 1794 S-70
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1794 S-69 R3 Head of 1795. PCGS graded EF-
45.
CAC APPROVED
. Choice glossy chocolate
brown with traces of lighter brown toning in pro-
tected areas on both sides. Only trivial marks on
smooth, very attractive surfaces. A tiny diagonal
nick under the second S in STATES and a micro-
scopic speck of reddish planchet slag on the right
ribbon loop are the best identifying marks, and it
takes a strong glass to see them. MDS, Breen state
II, showing die clashmarks on both sides. The
repunching on the 17 and first A in AMERICA is
clear. A choice 1794 cent.
Our grade is VF35.
The
attribution and Reynolds provenance are noted
on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 1; 1 finer in MS65
at PCGS for the variety (PCGS # 35690)
Estimated Value.................................... $6,500-UP
Ex Robert C. Clark-Chris McCawley-Michael
Arconti-Fred Borcherdt 5/2013.
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1794 S-70 R2, Head of 1795. PCGS Genuine, Unc Details,
Tooled.
Highly lustrous medium steel brown and light
chocolate with traces of lighter reddish steel brown faded
down from mint color in protected areas. Sharply struck and
extremely attractive with one exception: there is a shallow
scuff of microscopic pin scratches that breaks the frost and
lightens the toning under IBE in LIBERTY. The reason for
this intentional tooling appears to have been the removal of
a couple small planchet flakes. The only other marks are a
small planchet fissure at the rim opposite the neck passing
through to the rim over the first A in AMERICA (as struck),
a very faint hairline scratch along the top of the neck, and a
horizontal nick hidden in the hair over the ear. Otherwise
this cent is absolutely choice. Sharply struck E-MDS, Breen
state II. The die crack from the rim between TY reaches
down into the middle of the cheek where it fades away. Fine
doubling from die bounce shows on the date, bust, and
LIBERTY. Graded MS60 net AU55 and tied for CC#1 in the
Noyes census, his photo #34100. Bland says MS60 and tied
for CC#1.
Our grade is MS63 net AU58
. The attribution and
Oswald-Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS label
(PCGS # 35693)
Estimated Value .................................................... $15,000-UP
Ex Major Sir Rowland Denys Guy Winn, M. C., 4th Baron
St. Oswald-Oswald Family descendants-Christie, Manson &
Woods, Ltd. (London) 10/1964:163-A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd
(London)-Lester Merkin 10/1966:98-unknown-Lester Merkin
6/1971:548-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 1/1972.