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1796 S-99 R5 Draped Bust, Reverse of 1795. PCGS graded
Fine-12.
CAC APPROVED
. Glossy medium chocolate brown
and steel with hints of lighter steel brown toning in protected
areas. No trace of corrosion or verdigris, only minor contact
marks. The best identifying marks are a shallow chip or nick
just left of the curl under the hair ribbon and a thin diagonal
nick in the field off the tip of the nose. EDS, Breen state I,
before any die cracks. The bottom edge of the date is starting to
flow into the rim below but it remains easily readable and the
legends are clear. Graded VG10 and tied for CC#5 in the Noyes
census, his photo #23975. Bland says VG10 and tied for CC#10.
Our grade is VG10.
Comes with a distinguished provenance.
The attribution and Reynolds provenance are noted on the
PCGS Secure label.
Pop 2; none finer at PCGS for the variety
(PCGS # 35831)
Estimated Value.......................................................... $3,500-UP
Ex Frank H. Masters, Jr., Rare Coin Company of America
5/1971:94-William R. T. Smith-C. F. Gordon, Jr.-Dr. Willard
J. Carmel, Jr.-Dr. Philip W. Ralls 4/4/1992-Daniel W. Holmes,
Jr.-Doug Bird 12/2005-Clay Everhart-Adam Mervis (via Greg
Hannigan), Heritage 1/10/2014:2560.
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1796 S-99 R5 Draped Bust, Reverse of 1795. PCGS
graded Good-6.
CAC APPROVED
. Glossy chocolate
brown and steel with slightly lighter steel brown ton-
ing on the devices. The surfaces are nice for the grade,
free of corrosion or verdigris and showing only minor
marks. The notable ones are a thin nick on the left foot
of the R in LIBERTY and another on the leaf under the
T in UNITED. LDS, Breen state III, with a very large
raised retained cud break that covers nearly the entire
area behind Ms Liberty’s head. The bottom of the date
is worn into the rim below, but it remains easily read-
able. Graded G5 net G4 and CC#27 for the variety in the
Noyes census (but considerably higher for the die state),
his photo #60024.
Our grade is G4+
. The attribution
and Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure
label.
Pop 1; 2 finer in Fine 12 at PCGS for the variety
(PCGS # 35831)
Estimated Value............................................... $1,000-UP
Ex Cincinnati coin show 9/2006.