Lot 139
1796 S-85 R5- Liberty Cap. VF-25 Plus. Choice glossy medium brown and chocolate with frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas. Very close to VF30. No hint of corrosion and only trivial contact marks, but the strike is a bit uneven due to the dies not being in perfect parallel alignment. Strongly struck on the upper half of the obverse and lower half of the reverse, and those areas have claims to a grade of choice EF40. The lower half of the obverse and upper half of the reverse, however, are rather softly struck and show some of the usual tiny planchet chips that normally disappear when the planchet is struck. A tiny chip at the right top of the E in STATES is a good identifying mark. MDS, Breen state II. The reverse die was heavily lapped causing the left stem end to separate from the wreath. The fields are smooth and slightly reflective in the well-struck areas thanks to a fresh die lapping, and the obverse fields are covered with vertical die polishing lines. A beautiful cent in spite of the imperfect strike. Called VF30 and CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #22440. Bland says VF25 and tied for CC#5. DWH #3040.
Estimated Value $5,000-UP.
Ex Bolender 9/51:53-Willard C. Blaisdell-Gordon Wrubel-Myles Z. Gerson-Del Bland 4/81-John D. Wright.
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