Lot 349
1796 S-114 R5- Draped Bust VG8. A few points sharper but covered with very fine roughness under a glossy dark chocolate and steel patina with traces of reddish chocolate toning on both sides. The only mark of any consequence is a small pit under the right foot of N in ONE. The date and legends are bold. MDS, Breen state II, with a very strong die crack through the tops of TY to the dentils on either side, and the section over this crack has shifted outward slightly into a retained cud. This is the plate coin used in Dr. Sheldon's Early American Cents. Comes with an impressive provenance. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP
Ex Ebenezer Gilbert collection-Henry C. Hines-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Dorothy Paschal (via Ray Chatham)-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:154-Richard Dempsey (probable but unverified)-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/5/2004:276-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/6/2009:193.
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| Realized $2,115 |
