Lot 184
1794 S-31 R1. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Choice frosty olive brown and steel with lighter brown toning in the fields and protected areas on the reverse. Essentially a flawless cent with great eye appeal. The best identifying marks are a thin diagonal planchet fissure on the top of the cap and a small diagonal planchet flake near the berry right of the D in UNITED (both as struck). Sharply struck and nicely centered on a choice, smooth planchet. MDS, Breen state II, with fine radial die flowlines and no clashmarks. Noyes graded AU55 net AU50 (no reason given for the deduction), his photo #61963. Our grade is AU55. The attribution and Great Pacific Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 5 finer: 1 in 63, 1 in 63+, 2 in 64, 1 in 66. (PCGS # 35558) Value $20,000 - UP
Ex Chris McCawley 4/2017-Great Pacific Collection.
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