Lot 70
1794 NC-10 R8+. Fine-12. Unique. Slightly sharper with a small rim dent at A in STATES and a dull but large and rather deep nick under ME in AMERICA. Glossy two-tone dark chocolate with medium brown highpoints, the contrast helping accent the details. The planchet is decent but does have microscopic roughness in the fields. This is the plate coin used to illustrate the die variety in the Noyes and Breen books. Called F15 net VG10 by Noyes, his photo #32222, and F12 net VG10 by Bland. The coin looks better in the copper than the photos, especially on the obverse, and a net of F12 appears more reasonable for this unique variety. DWH #1772.
Estimated Value $20,000-UP.
Ex Chris Young (purchased unattributed at the 1994 ANA Convention 7/27/94) 8/4/94-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 1/27/96:61.
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