Lot 19
1794 S-30 R1. PCGS graded MS-62. Choice frosty medium chocolate brown with satiny luster covering the fields and protected areas. Hints of very faded mint color are peeking through on the reverse. A bit of reddish olive brown toning shows at the truncation and the 94 in the date. Just a touch of friction on the highpoints, but this cent offers mint state eye appeal. The only notable mark is a fine, light vertical scratch from the jawline right of the ear lobe down to the top of the neck where it fades away. M-LDS, Breen state III. The die crack through the R in AMERICA is strong and extends inside the wreath, and fine die rust covers much of the upper half of the reverse. Graded AU50 and tied for CC#5 in the Noyes census, photo #31530. Our grade is AU50 as well. The attribution and Paul Gerrie provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Pop 1; 1 finer in 64.
Estimated Value $15,000-UP.
Ex Lord St. Oswald Estate-Christies (London) 2/1992:282-Tony Terranova-Walter Husak 4/2004-Paul Gerrie.
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