Lot 2055
1796 $10 Capped Bust. . Tar-6. NGC graded MS-62. Here is a rare coin in mint state. The surfaces retain most of the original luster and we note trivial scattered ticks on both sides. Struck on a less than perfect planchet, with a number of small laminations and flaws on both sides, more noticeable in the fields than on the devices. Similar in fact to the 1795 9 leaf just offered, which has planchet problems. Identifiable by a small rectangular void in the lowest drapery fold above the 96 in the date, and by a small lamination on Liberty's jaw, reaching down towards her neck. On the reverse, there is a small planchet flake in the field just left of the lower body of the eagle, below the wing, and scattered tiny planchet flakes through most of the fields. Minor hairlines on the prooflike surfaces, and quite appealing despite the trivial problems. NGC has only graded 2 this high, with none graded higher, similar at PCGS where they have graded 3 as MS-62, with a single coin graded higher as MS-63. There is a good chance that this coin is well within the top six known of the date (certainly of those certified) and one that would make a worthy acquisition by a specialist in the series, or a date collector who wants a really special example.
Estimated Value $60,000 - 80,000.
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