Lot 457
1797 S-131 R2+ Stemless Wreath, Reverse of 1797 VF25. Ten points sharper but covered with light contact marks, including tiny nicks and faint hairline scratches. The only mark of any significance is a diagonal nick on the cheek left of the upper lip. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with frosty luster in protected areas of the reverse. E-MDS, Breen state II, without the additional die crack from the lower curls up into the field below the hair ribbon. The date and legends are strong and the Stemless Wreath feature is bold. A very small planchet clip affects the dentils right of Y in LIBERTY and the opposing ones over I in AMERICA (as struck), and it can help identify this cent. Called VF30 and tied for CC#10 in the Bland census. Noyes says VF30 net VF20 and CC#14 in his 1999 edition of the census, his photo #36199. In the 2005 edition of the Noyes census he lists this cent as VF30 net F15 and CC#17. Comes with a nice provenance, regardless of the grade you assign. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP
Ex Homer K. Downing, 1952 ANA Sale, lot 1772-K. P. Austin-Alan J. Brotman (Numismatic Gallery)-unknown-Tom Reynolds 12/23/1996-Jack Wadlington (via Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley) 6/30/2005-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/6/2009:237.
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| Realized $3,055 |
