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Finest Collectible S-108
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1796 S-108 R4 Draped Bust, Reverse of 1794. PCGS
graded MS-62 Brown.
Frosty steel brown and choco-
late with lustrous lighter steel brown faded down from
mint color in protected areas on the reverse. Faint
specks of darker toning are scattered over the obverse
but they are not distracting and the eye appeal is ex-
cellent. The only notable mark is a dull nick under the
E in ONE. Sharply struck LDS, Breen state V, with all
the die cracks described by Breen. The fields are satiny
and smooth on both sides but the portrait and LIB-
ERTY are covered with uniform very fine die rust, a
characteristic of the latest state mentioned by Breen. A
neat die state that must be seen to be fully appreciated.
Graded MS60 net AU50 and CC#2 behind the ANS
example in the Noyes census, his photo #33738. Bland
says AU55 and tied for CC#1 with the ANS coin.
Our
grade is MS60
. The attribution and Reynolds prov-
enance are noted on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 1;
none finer at PCGS for the variety. Only 2 examples
graded at PCGS
(PCGS # 35795)
Estimated Value .........................................$30,000-UP
Ex Ossie’s Coin Shop-Jim McGuigan 11/1994.