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1796 S-106 R4+ Draped Bust, Reverse of 1794.
PCGS graded EF-40.
Glossy chocolate brown and
steel with lighter brown toning in protected areas on
the left side of the obverse. The surfaces are smooth
except for some tiny pre-striking planchet chips
around the bottom of the obverse and top of the
reverse. Only minor contact marks, the notable ones
being a tiny rim bruise over the second S in STATES
and a tiny nick on the left top of the N in CENT.
E-MDS, Breen state II, with die clashmarks on the re-
verse. Graded VF35 net VF30 and CC#5 in the Noyes
census, his photo #22355. Bland says VF30 and CC#6
in the Breen/Bland census.
Our grade is VF30+
. The
attribution and Reynolds provenance are noted on
the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 1; none finer at PCGS
for the variety. Only 2 examples graded at PCGS
(PCGS # 35789)
Estimated Value......................................... $7,000-UP
Ex Richard Picker 11/1969-Jackson Storm
8/1/1984-Robert E. Matthews-Dr. Robert J.
Shalowitz-Dr. C. R. Chambers-Dennis Men-
delson 7/15/1991-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior
1/27/1996:147-unknown-Baltimore show 6/2002.
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1796 S-107 R5 Draped Bust, Reverse of 1794. PCGS
graded Good-6.
Dark olive brown and steel. The obverse
is mostly glossy but the reverse is closer to matte thanks to
uniform extremely fine roughness that is present on both
sides. No verdigris and only a few microscopic marks. A
barely visible dull rim nick left of the lowest curl is the best
identifying mark. EDS, Breen state I, before any die cracks or
cuds on the obverse. The date is weak but readable and the
legends are clear except for STATES. Both the date and the
opposing STATES were weakly struck relative to the other
details thanks to a uneven strike from axially misaligned
dies (the die faces were not perfectly parallel).
Our grade is
G6 sharpness net G4 for the microscopic roughness
. The
attribution and Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS
Secure label.
Pop 2; 1 finer in F12 at PCGS for the variety
(PCGS # 35792)
Estimated Value...................................................... $1,000-UP
Ex Tom Reynolds 4/1993-Phil Clover, Heritage 9/6/2012:3114.