Lot 463
1797 S-136 R3. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Choice glossy medium brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Frosty lighter brown toning covers the protected areas on both sides. This cent offers exceptional eye appeal for the grade. The only marks are a tiny pinprick in the field before the neck and a tiny pin scratch over the bust tip. LDS, Breen state V. The reverse die is blunted and all the die cracks listed by Breen are present. Called AU55 Choice and tied for CC#1 honors in the Bland and Noyes census lists, Noyes photo #24192. In a side-by-side comparison conducted by Del Bland and others in June 1981, this piece was judged to be the finest by a very small margin. Our grade is AU58 Choice. The attribution and Ralls provenance are shown on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; none finer. (PCGS # 35939) .
Estimated Value $5,000-UP.
Ex 1974 ANA Sale, Paramount International Coin Corp., lot 318-Joe Flynn, Sr. Coin Co.-Stack's 9/26/1980-C. Douglas Smith-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz-Del Bland-Dr. Philip W. Ralls.
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