Lot 111
1794 C-8 R5 Liberty Cap, Head Right VG10. Slightly sharper but there are a few too many small contact marks for the higher grade. None of these marks is significant, but there are too many to ignore. The notable ones are a thin diagonal nick under the eye, a vertical one left of the fraction, and a tiny rim nick above the F in OF. Glossy chocolate brown shifting to olive brown in protected areas. The planchet is smooth and void of corrosion or verdigris except for a small spot under the lowest curl. EDS, Manley state 1.0, prior to the die crack down through the second T in STATES. The reverse is slightly misaligned to K-4 and is rotated 15 degrees CCW. Weight 103.1 grains. Davy #94.8.4.
Estimated Value $1,500-UP.
Ex Paramount's 1972 ANA Sale, lot unknown-Roger S. Cohen, Jr., Superior 2/2/1992:32.
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