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Breen Plate Coin For S-92
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1796 S-92 R3+ Draped Bust, Reverse of 1795. PCGS graded AU-55.
CAC
APPROVED
. Choice glossy steel brown and chocolate. Smooth, virtually
flawless surfaces. No spots or stains, and the only mark of any significance
is a very tiny rim bruise right of the Y in LIBERTY. MDS, Breen state III.
Fine die cracks pass through BERTY with another from the lips to the rim
at right. Called AU50 Choice and CC#4 in the Noyes census, his photo
#24001. Bland also says AU50 and tied for CC#4.
Our grade is EF45++,
very close to AU50.
This is the Breen plate coin for the variety and it comes
with an outstanding provenance. The attribution and Holmes-Reynolds
provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 3; 1 finer in 62 at
PCGS for the variety (PCGS # 35813)
Estimated Value............................................................................. $15,000-UP
Ex David Proskey-Henry C. Hines-Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/19/1972-R. E.
Naftzger, Jr., New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973:411-First Coinvestors-Pine
Tree Auction Co. 2/1975:670-William R. T. Smith-Myles Z. Gerson-Dr. Phil
Ralls 5/2/1997-Jack Wadlington (via Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley)
6/30/2005-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs
9/6/2009:148-Adam Mervis, Heritage 1/10/2014:2549 (the Naftzger and
Holmes lot tickets are included).