Lot 235
1793 S-8 R3 Wreath Cent, Vine & Bars Edge PCGS graded VF35, CAC Approved. Glossy medium chocolate brown and steel with underlying mint frost in protected areas on the reverse. The surfaces are smooth and this cent offers great eye appeal for the grade. No trace of roughness or verdigris, only minor contact marks. The only notable marks are some tiny rim nicks and minor rim bruises, including a small rim bruise over the E in LIBERTY and another over the M in AMERICA (which are nearly invisible in the slab). MDS, Breen state II, showing a bisecting die crack slanting inside the wreath from the leaves left of the O in ONE down to the leaves under T in CENT. The date and legends are complete and strong. A premium mid-grade example of the Wreath Cent with Vine & Bars edge. Our grade is VF25. The attribution and Heard provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS #35456. Estimate Value $12,500 - UP
Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/2006:955-Gene Heard Collection (lot ticket included).
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