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1796 S-85 R5 Liberty Cap. PCGS graded EF-40.
Very attractive glossy
uniform chocolate brown and steel. The surfaces are smooth and display
only trivial marks. The best identifying marks are a tiny pinprick just left
of the top of the 7 and a couple microscopic planchet flakes right of the
second S in STATES, and neither mark is visible to the unaided eye. A
choice cent with outstanding eye appeal. EDS, Breen state I. Both dies
are uncracked and unclashed, and ONE CENT is fully struck. Graded
VF20 Choice and tied for CC#7 in the Noyes census, his photo #32231.
Bland says VF25 and tied for CC#5.
Our grade is VF20+ Choice, very
close to VF25
. The attribution and Reynolds provenance are noted on
the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 1; 1 finer in MS62 at PCGS for the variety.
Only 2 examples graded at PCGS
(PCGS # 35762)
Estimated Value......................................................................... $7,000-UP
Ex Bowers & Merena 5/1993:1055-Tony Terranova 1994-Michael Arconti
8/2000.