Lot 2
1793 S-8 R3 Wreath Cent, Vine & Bars Edge. PCGS graded AU-58. Very attractive glossy medium chocolate brown and olive with hints of very faded mint color remaining in protected areas on the obverse. Satiny mint frost covers the fields and protected areas and this cent offers outstanding eye appeal. The only marks are a dull pinprick in the middle of the jawbone, a trio of closely spaced dull but relatively fresh contact marks at the border beads left of the denominator, and a streak of microscopic planchet voids (as struck) at CA in AMERICA. Otherwise this cent is flawless in every respect. Only the small marks at the border beads are visible to the unaided eye. LDS, Breen state III. The bisecting die crack on the reverse is clear and there is subtle swelling at the E in CENT. Struck very slightly off center to K-5 but all the border beads are clear on both sides. Graded EF45 net VF35 and tied for CC#15 in the Noyes census, his photo #39550. That seems quite harsh for this beautiful cent. Our grade is AU50 sharpness net EF45. The attribution and Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label. Pop 2; 3 finer at PCGS for the variety, 1 in MS62, 1 in MS64, and 1 in MS67 (PCGS # 35456) .
Estimated Value $30,000-UP.
Ex American Numismatic Society-transferred from the ANS to R. E. Naftzger, Jr. 1/26/2001 as part of the settlement for cents switched out by Dr. Sheldon-Jim McGuigan 10/2009.
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