Lot 496
1793 S-11c R3-. VG-7. Wreath Cent. Lettered Edge with Single Leaf following DOLLAR. The obverse is slightly better while the reverse is a bit weaker, which is typical for lower grade examples of this variety. Very attractive glossy medium brown with a streak of slightly darker chocolate brown toning across the bust tip. The surfaces are smooth, void of any hint of corrosion or verdigris, but there is a planchet void off the left edge of the 1 in the date and a very thin planchet lamination line from the 3 in the date through the bust tip to the dentils right of the neck. The lamination caused the lower half of the 3 in the date to be weak but the rest of the date is clear. (Planchet laminations plague all 3 variants of the Sheldon-11 die variety. Finding an example void of any planchet flaws is a formidable task.) The legends are complete and easily readable except for the upper portion of ERICA, which is faint, and the fraction, which is gone. The edge lettering and single leaf following DOLLAR are complete and clear. Removed from a PCGS slab graded VG8 (PCGS label included).
Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000.
Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg's 2/08:1017.
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| Realized $2,300 |
