Lot 175
1794 S-56 R3 NGC graded AU55. The so-called "Office-Boy Reverse" variety due to the amateurish layout of the legends on the reverse die. Sharpness closer to mint state but there is a small patch of very fine verdigris over the C in AMERICA plus microscopic hairlines covering the cheek and neck and a fine hairline scratch from the Y to the nose before the eye. Several small planchet voids also show near the dentils over F-AMERIC, as struck. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and quite attractive, only a few microscopic marks of no significance. Glossy medium brown with very faint traces of old fingerprints covering much of the obverse. MDS, Breen state II, showing strong die clashmarks on both sides. The reverse is rotated 45 degrees CW from a perfect head-to-foot orientation. Called AU50 and CC#3 in the Bland census. Noyes photo #37134. Our grade is AU50. Plated in the Breen encyclopedia to illustrate his die state III, but the dies clearly match his state II. A wonderful example of this popular variety. The attribution and Mervis provenance are noted on the NGC label. NGC population 1; none finer for the variety. Estimate Value $20,000 - UP
Ex Bowers & Merena 9/30/1996:25-Jack Wadlington (via Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley) 6/30/2005-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/6/2009:90-Adam Mervis, Heritage 1/10/2014:2492-Dan Trollan Collection (includes the Holmes collection envelope, the Wadlington collection notes, and all 3 lot tickets).
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