Lot 142
1794 S-39 R6 F12. Sharpness near VF30 but scratches on the face and cap have been burnished away while other fine scratches on the truncation and in the field before the portrait were left untouched. The reverse is considerably nicer with only a few scratches at ES in STATES. Frosty medium steel brown and light chocolate. The toning is attractive and it looks original everywhere except for the face and cap where obvious smoothing was performed. MDS, Breen state II, with die clashmarks on the obverse and a fine die crack from the dentils just left of the denominator to the left end of the wreath ribbon where it fades away. Called VF25 net F12 and CC#7 in the Noyes census, his photo #25031. Bland says VF20 net F12 and CC#9 in his census. Either way this is an important example of a very rare variety, and it comes with an outstanding provenance that has been traced back more than a century. Removed from an NGC slab graded AU Details Obverse Repaired (NGC label #3412106-001 included, and it shows the attribution). Estimate Value $19,000 - UP
Ex Axel Lindegard, Lyman H. Low 4/1902:410-W. B. Guy, Henry Chapman 11/3/1911:416-Dr. George P. French (not part of the Mehl 1929 French FPL sale)-unknown-Christian M. Petersen, Hollinbeck Coin Co. Mail Bid Sale 10/31/1953:266-Dr. William H. Sheldon-C. Douglas Smith 1965-Alfred Bonard-Henry J. Berube-New England Coin Co., 1/28/1966-Philip Van Cleave, Kagin's Numismatic Auctions 1/30/1986:5043-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/2005:3046-Jon Alan Boka 1/2006-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth 6/2008-Walter J. Husak, Heritage 9/8/2011:3004-Dan Trollan Collection (includes the Smith, Boka, and Husak collection envelopes and last Heritage lot ticket).
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