Lot 305
1797 S-121b Reverse of 1796 with Gripped Edge. PCGS graded AU-53. CAC. Gorgeous glossy tan and light brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Mint frost covers the protected areas on both sides and this cent has superb eye appeal. There is a tiny planchet chip above the upper end of the hair ribbon, a shallow planchet void meandering in the field before the neck, and a thin planchet fissure left of the O in OF (all three defects as struck). The only notable contact mark is a small nick left of the numerator. LDS, Breen state IV late or V early. The die cracks on the obverse are well defined except for the one through ER, which is quite light and does not extend to the adjacent T. Graded EF45 net EF40 and tied for CC#4 in the Noyes census, his photo #23958. Bland says EF45. Our grade is EF45 Choice. A premium example of the "Reverse of 1796 with Gripped Edge" type. Comes with a nice provenance. The attribution and Nancy & Bryan Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 2 finer: 1 in 63, 1 in 65+. (PCGS # 35903) Value $22,500 - UP
Ex Hollinbeck Stamp & Coin Co. 5/1950:3839-Hollinbeck Stamp & Coin Co. 9/1951:957-Hollinbeck Stamp & Coin Co. 5/1953:483-Glen Wallace-Abe Kosoff-Rare Coin Company of America 5/9/1974:838-C. Douglas Smith 8/1976-G. Lee Kuntz, Superior 10/6/1991:135-Douglas F. Bird 8/15/1995-Dr. Philip W. Ralls-Walter Husak, Heritage Auctions 2/15/2008:2124-Nancy & Bryan Collection (includes the Smith, Kuntz, and Ralls collection envelopes, a note from C. Douglas Smith, and lot tickets from the last 4 auctions).
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| Realized $22,200 |
