Lot 208
1793 S-6 "Smith Counterfeit". Fine-12. Glossy chocolate brown. The host coin was a normal S-6 with smooth surfaces worn down to a grade of Fair-2 or About Good-3 before the obverse was very skillfully engraved into another 1793 Wreath Cent design. The engraving was done with remarkable skill and it is easy to imagine an unsophisticated collector being fooled into believing this is a genuine mint product. The "new" obverse grades Fine-12 and offers excellent eye appeal. A strong nick on the border left of the L in LIBERTY and a mint-made planchet fissure slanting through the bust tip are the only significant defects.
Electrotype Copies and Smith Counterfeits in the Naftzger Collection.
Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500.
Ex F. C. C. Boyd (with his envelope)-Jon Hanson 12/1973-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.
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| Realized $4,140 |
