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Extremely Rare 1794 NC-6
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1794 NC-6 R8- PCGS Genuine, VF Details, Damage.
Slightly
glossy medium steel brown and light chocolate with darker reddish
chocolate brown toning in protected areas. Microscopic granular-
ity covers the fields and protected areas on both sides and patches
of very shallow pitting are scattered over the reverse. There are a
couple tiny specks of verdigris visible under magnification. The
main distraction for this cent is a dull, deep dent or planchet void
on the shoulder. The date is strong and the legends are clear except
for the central portion of the reverse, which is very badly swol-
len. Only 3 examples of this variety are known, and all three have
similar swelling on the reverse in addition to a radial die crack from
the rim midway between the D in UNITED and the adjacent S in
STATES. Obviously this reverse die failed spectacularly and in very
short order after being placed into service. The reverse for the very
rare S-33 die variety suffered a similar fate, but it lasted a lot longer
before being mercifully retired. This variety was discovered by
Walter Breen in August 1957 and only two more have been found
since then. The NC-6 is undoubtedly a key to a complete die variety
collection of 1794 cents, and opportunities to acquire one are quite
rare as well. Graded F15 net VG8 and CC#3 in the Noyes census
of 10-10-8, his photo #40058.
Our grade is F15+ net VG8
. The at-
tribution and Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure
label.
No examples have been graded at PCGS for the variety
(PCGS # 35669)
Estimated Value................................................................. $20,000-UP
Ex Greg Field-Chris Young 8/2003.