Lot 192
1796 S-114 R5 Draped Bust. AU-50. Plated in Penny Whimsy and Noyes. Choice glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown toning covering the protected areas. No spots or stains and the eye appeal is outstanding. The only marks are some of the usual tiny planchet chips scattered about both sides, plus a small nick in the field close above the bust tip and a thin, faint planchet crease in the field left of the lowest curl, as struck. EDS, Breen state I. The obverse is uncracked. Called AU50 choice and finest known in the Noyes census, photo #20784. Bland says EF45 and tied for CC#1 honors with the ANS example. Plated in Penny Whimsy and the Noyes book to illustrate the die variety. DWH #2747.
Estimated Value $25,000-UP.
Ex George L. Davis-Stack’s 4/10/54:1595-Dorothy Paschal-Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/19/72-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/92-Eric Streiner 5/92-John Whitney Walter, Stack’s 5/4/99:1750-Jack Wadlington (via Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley) 6/30/05.
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| Realized $33,350 |
