Lot 159
1796 NC-3 R6+ Draped Bust. VF-30. Nice glossy chocolate brown with some lighter brown toning in protected areas of the reverse. No spots, stains, or roughness. Only trivial contact marks scattered over both sides, none notable. The best identifying mark is a small, shallow planchet flake at the rim over the first A in AMERICA, as struck. MDS, Breen state III, with a rim break over IC in AMERICA. Called VF30 and CC#1 in the Bland census, and the next best is only F15 in his arrangement. Noyes says VF30 net VF25 and CC#1 with the next best grading only F12, his photo #20870. DWH #2751.
Estimated Value $20,000-UP.
Ex Dr. George P. French, B. Max Mehl 1929 FPL, lot 146 (as G-42)-T. James Clarke 1944-B. Max Mehl 4/24/47-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/92-Eric Streiner-George E. Ewing, Jr., 1994 EAC Sale, lot 212-Tony Terranova-John Whitney Walter, Stack’s 5/4/99:1730-Jack Wadlington (via Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley) 6/30/05.
|
| |
| Realized $24,150 |
