Lot 90
1794 C-4a R3. NGC graded AU-55. Small Edge Letters. Frosty medium brown and light chocolate. Traces of satiny mint luster show in protected areas on both sides. No corrosion or verdigris, but there are numerous tiny planchet chips and fissures at the top of the obverse and in the field before the portrait (all as struck). One tiny chip on the forehead close over the left corner of the eye contains a trace of red planchet slag, and this is a good identifying mark. The only contact mark is a barely visible hairline scratch well hidden on the cap and lower curls. LDS, Manley state 4.0. The swelling at the lower curls is strong and a radial die crack from the rim through the M in AMERICA reaches the tip of the leaf below. Our grade is EF45. Only 81,600 struck. Pop 10; 39 finer at NGC.
Estimated Value $8,500-UP.
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