Lot 132
1794 S-34 R5+ PCGS graded VF20. Choice glossy medium brown blending to chocolate around the devices. Very nice color and surfaces for the grade, the only marks being a few tiny pinpricks between the cap and hair and another on the left foot of T in CENT. EDS, Breen state I, with the always present small rim cud over LI clearly visible and the reverse die unclashed. Tied for CC#4 in the Bland census as F12 (Bland grading card included). Noyes says tied for CC#5 as VG10, his photo #20417. Our grade is F12. An attractive example of a variety that’s very difficult to find with smooth, problem-free surfaces. And it comes with a nice provenance. Removed from an NGC slab graded VF30 (NGC label #2038595-032 that showed the attribution and Mervis provenance). The attribution and Mervis-Trollan provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 2 finer in 45 for the variety. Estimate Value $22,500 - UP
Ex W. Morris-Frank Allen-George Decker 1/18/1970-C. F. Gordon, Jr. 1/1979-Del Bland-Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/1989:55-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/6/2009:54-March Wells 1/8/2010-Adam Mervis, Heritage 1/10/2014:2460-Dan Trollan Collection (includes the Wells and Holmes collection envelopes and all 3 lot tickets).
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| Realized $27,600 |
