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Noyes Plate Coin For S-92
69
1796 S-92 R3+ Draped Bust, Reverse of 1795. PCGS graded MS-
62 Brown.
CAC APPROVED
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Frosty medium steel brown and light
chocolate with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints
and traces of mint color remaining in protected areas, especially on
the reverse. A beautiful cent with outstanding eye appeal. The only
marks, and they are trivial, are a fine diagonal hairline scratch left of
the upper end of the hair ribbon, a horizontal one in the field before
the nose, and a vertical nick over the tip of the nose. The reverse
is choice. MDS, Breen state III. There are faint die cracks on the
obverse and obvious die clashmarks on both sides plus a tiny chip at
the right top of the 9. Graded AU55 and tied for CC#2 in the Noyes
census, his photo #20375. Bland says AU55 and CC#3.
Our grade is
AU58.
This cent is plated to illustrate the variety in the 1991 Noyes
reference. The attribution and Naftzger-Reynolds provenance are
noted on the PCGS Secure label
. Pop 1; none finer at PCGS for the
variety (PCGS # 35813)
Estimated Value............................................................... $25,000-UP
Ex Glendining & Co. (London) #18, 11/1972:893-Western Nu-
mismatics-A Mark Coin Co. MBS 3/1973:70-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.
2/23/1992-Eric Streiner-John Whitney-Tony Terranova 8/1998.
D
raped Bust Cent
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