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1796 S-91 R3 Liberty Cap. PCGS graded AU-53.
CAC AP-
PROVED
. Frosty chocolate brown with slightly darker steel brown
toning on the highpoints of the devices. Satiny mint luster shows in
the fields and protected areas on both sides and this cent offers out-
standing eye appeal. The only defects are some microscopic planchet
chips, none visible without the aid of a good glass, and a tiny nick
on the lower edge of the bust right of the date. MDS Breen state V,
with several irregular horizontal die lines in the obverse fields and
multiple sets of fine die clashmarks on both sides. Fine die rust or
crumbling shows along the profile of Ms Liberty and STA is starting
to weaken due to swelling in that area. Another truly beautiful Lib-
erty Cap cent. Graded EF45 Choice and tied for CC#6 in the Noyes
census, his photo #39561.
Our grade is EF40+, close to EF45.
The
attribution and Colonel Green-Reynolds provenance are noted on
the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 2; 2 finer at PCGS for the variety, 1 in
AU58 and 1 in MS66 (PCGS # 35780)
Estimated Value ............................................................... $10,000-UP
Ex Colonel E. H. R. Green-Burdette G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp &
Coin Co.) 8/27/1942-James G. Macallister-J. C. Morgenthau & Co.
#454, 1/1944:420-George H. Clapp-ANS-transferred from the ANS
to R.E. Naftzger Jr., 1/26/2001 (via Bill Noyes) 1/2002.