Lot 287
1794 S-45 R5+ VG8. Slightly sharper with about a dozen tiny but sharp rim nicks around the reverse. The surfaces are mostly smooth and glossy but there is some microscopic roughness in the fields and protected areas, mostly on the reverse. No verdigris, and the best identifying marks are a tiny tick in the field over the end of the pole, another on the rim over the end of the pole, a dull rim nick or tiny rim bruise over the U in UNITED, and a rim nick over the second A in AMERICA. None of the marks is distracting and this cent offers nice eye appeal for the grade. EDS, Breen state I. The diagonal die flaws through the O in ONE and CE in CENT are clear but the reverse is uncracked. Graded VG10 net VG7 and tied for CC#15 in the Noyes census, his photo #30907. The obverse of this cent is plated in the 1979 Tom Morley book on grading 1794 cents to illustrate the VG8 grade for this obverse die. Comes with a nice provenance. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP
Ex Henry C. Hines-Del Bland-Dr. Charles L. Ruby, Superior 2/11/1974:374-Tom Morley, Cape Kennedy Medals 12/20/1975:37-Roger S. Cohen, Jr., Superior 2/2/1992:699-unknown-1999 EAC Sale 4/17/1999:143-Chuck Heck Collection (includes the Morley collection pillbox and lot ticket/envelope, and the other 3 auction lot tickets).
|
| |
| Realized $2,115 |
