Lot 18
1793 NC-4 R7+ Wreath Cent, Vine & Bars Edge PCGS Genuine Fine Details Scratch. Somewhat glossy dark olive brown and steel with slightly lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. The sharpness is near Fine where the devices were properly struck up, but the planchet is covered with fine to moderate roughness. No verdigris but there are a few old contact marks. The notable ones are a half dozen pin scratches in the field before the portrait and a dull punch between the C & E in CENT. The date is relatively weak but it is readable and the legends are complete and easily readable in spite of weakness in a few areas. The rim cud over UNITE is clearly defined. Not perfect but only 5 examples are known and all are in low grade, the two best pieces being corroded net VG coins. The first example was discovered in 1897 and the fourth came to light in the 1950's. This fifth example was discovered unattributed by Chris Young in 2000 and no additional pieces have been reported since then. The variety is a mating of the obverse of S-8 & 9, probably earlier, with the reverse of S-10 later. It has version (b) of the Vine & Bars edge device. Graded VG10 sharpness net G4 and CC#5 of 5 known in the Noyes census, his photo #40007. Our grade is VG10 sharpness net G4. Two of the five known examples are impounded in museums so the pool of available pieces is quite shallow. (See the facing page for more historical information relating to the NC-4 variety.) Weight 179.0 grains. The attribution and Neiswinter provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $10,000 - UP
Ex Chris Young, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/18/2001:2114-Chris Young-Roy Sturgeon-Bowers & Merena 1/2002:26-Jim Neiswinter Collection.
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