Lot 194
1796 S-114 R5 Draped Bust. Good-4. Sharpness VG7 but covered with moderate corrosion, strongest in the left obverse field and at UNIT. There are a couple old, short scratches at the 7 in the date and a few small rim nicks at S-OF. Rather glossy very dark chocolate and olive brown with hints of reddish chocolate on the obverse. The date is strong (although the 7 is weakened by the scratches) and the legends are mostly clear. M-LDS, Breen state III, with a strong crack at TY outlining a retained cud that has shifted outward over those letters. A rare intermediate die state for this tough variety. Called net G5 by Bland. DWH #1738.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Denis W. Loring-Dennis Mendelson 5/29/92.
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