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Finest 1796 S-109
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1796 S-109 R3 Draped Bust, Reverse of 1794. PCGS graded AU-55+.
CAC APPROVED
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Very attractive glossy medium chocolate brown
and steel with frosty tan and light steel brown in protected areas. Flaw-
less except for a few trivial contact marks. The notable ones are a pair
of dull rim nicks at the L in LIBERTY, a hairline scratch close over the
hair ribbon, and a nick very close before the nose even with the bottom
of the eye. M-LDS, Breen state IV late. The radial die crack from the
rim down through the upright of the T in LIBERTY fades into the hair
below the ear. The earlier die crack from the lowest curl passes through
the top of the date before meandering through the bust and passing
to the rim off the bust tip. This is a very attractive cent with a sharp,
even strike. Graded AU50 net EF45 and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his
photo #59088.
Our grade is AU50 net EF45 as well.
The second finest
is graded VF30 and is impounded in the ANS Collection, so this one is
really special. 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 # 35798)
Estimated Value ........................................................................$35,000-UP
Ex American Numismatic Rarities 3/9/2005:1129 (an old collection
pillbox and the ANR lot ticket are included).
EAC &
Penny Whimsy
Plate Coin