Lot 108
1794 S-22 R1 VF35. Sharpness EF45 with smooth, beautiful surfaces except for a couple small scratches between the D in UNITED and the adjacent S in STATES. Some have speculated that these are the initials of Henry Sternberg, a prior owner, but that seems to be a stretch. Otherwise this cent is flawless and the eye appeal is outstanding. Frosty medium steel and chocolate brown, and with a bit of imagination you can see peeps of very faded mint color in a couple of the protected areas, particularly at the L in LIBERTY. E-MDS, Breen state III, with clear die clashmarks on both sides and shallow "mounds" forming at the top of the wreath and in the leaves under IC in AMERICA. Graded EF40 net VF30 by Noyes, his photo #36296. Del bland says EF45 sharpness net EF40 (his grading card is included). Removed from an NGC slab graded AU Details Reverse Graffiti (NGC label #2038595-021 included, and it shows the attribution and Mervis provenance). Estimate Value $7,500 - UP
Ex Henry A. Sternberg, M. H. Bolender 3/2/1956:1572-Philip Van Cleave, Kagin's 1/30/1986:5547-Del Bland-Tom Reynolds 6/7/1989-Del Bland-6/21/1992-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr. 4/2003-Adam Mervis, Heritage 1/10/2014:2441-Dan Trollan Collection (includes the Holmes collection envelope and Bland grading card).
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| Realized $4,320 |
