Lot 156
1794 S-45 R5+ PCGS graded F12. Attractive glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. No roughness or verdigris, but there are numerous small contact marks. The notable marks are a rim bruise at the L in LIBERTY and a dull, shallow nick or planchet flake on the throat. Very late die state, Breen state II late. The die crack through IC in AMERICA passes through the numerator ending at the left ribbon. Graded F15 net VG8 and tied for CC#13 in the Noyes census, his photo #27713. Our grade is F12 sharpness net VG10. The attribution and Trollan provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 3 finer, 1 in 15, 2 in 65RB. Estimate Value $3,500 - UP
Ex Fred H. Borcherdt 5/1989-J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/2001:244-Dan Trollan Collection.
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