Lot 15
1793 NC-4 R7+ Wreath Cent. Good-6. Choice glossy medium brown with darker chocolate brown toning in protected areas of the reverse. The obverse fields appear perfectly smooth to the unaided eye, but extremely fine porosity is visible under strong magnification. Otherwise the planchet and surfaces are excellent, especially for the grade. The only notable marks are a small planchet chip low on the neck, as struck, a few light nicks at the rim left of the middle curls, and a thin planchet lamination running across the bottom of the reverse from the U in UNITED to the second A in AMERICA, as struck. The date is clear, although the bottom of the 3 is a bit weak, and the legends are strong except for ONE CENT, which is blunted by the usual swelling in the center of the reverse. Excellent eye appeal for the grade. Called G6 and tied for CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #20182. Bland says G5 and CC#3. Only five examples are known, and the two slightly finer pieces have serious problems. DWH #0004.
Estimated Value $10,000-UP.
Ex Ebenezer Gilbert-Thomas L. Elder #7, 10/1906:339-Virgil M. Brand 2/7/41-B. G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.)-Charles M. Williams-Numismatic Gallery #68, 11/50:11-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:17-Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/89:11.
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