Lot 32
1794 S-19a R5+ Head of 1793 with Edge of 1793. VF-30 Plus. Discovery Coin. Sharpness near EF40 with two extremely fine hairline scratches in the right obverse field and a few others on the shoulder, all invisible to the unaided eye. In addition, there is a patch of extremely fine roughness on the neck and another in the field opposite the mouth and neck. This roughness, like the hairline scratches, is invisible without a good glass. Nice glossy tan mottled with darker steel brown. EDS, Breen state I, with a minor bulge in the field below the cap. An attractive cent for the grade, especially for a Head of '93. This is the discovery coin for the variety. Listed as VF30 and finest known by both Noyes and Bland, Noyes photo #21801. This is the Noyes plate coin for the variety and the obverse was illustrated in the Tom Morley grading guide for 1794 cents. DWH #1754.
Estimated Value $20,000-UP.
Ex Harlan P. Smith-S. H. & H. Chapman 5/1906:1071-S. H. & H. Chapman-Henry C. Hines 1944-Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/19/72-R. E. Naftzger, Jr. 2/23/92-Eric Streiner-George E. Ewing, Jr. 12/22/94.
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| Realized $48,300 |
