Lot 261
1797 S-143 R5 Stemless Wreath. PCGS graded EF-40. Sharpness near EF40 with areas of microscopic pitting on the lower portion of the portrait and in the right obverse field. There are a pair of pinprick-size planchet voids high on the shoulder and a larger one at the dentils over the A in STATES. The only notable signs of contact are a pair of light diagonal nicks in the field over the hair ribbon. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with a small splash of reddish brown toning at the dentils behind the head. Possibly lightly cleaned and retoned, but the color is attractive and the eye appeal is decent in spite of the imperfect surfaces. MDS, Breen state III. The die clashmarks on the reverse are clear. Called VF30 and CC#4 by both Noyes and Bland, Noyes photo #23058. Our grade is VF25+. PCGS Population 2; None finer at PCGS. Perhaps it is the same coin. DWH #3480.
Estimated Value $6,000-UP.
Ex Jack Collins (who discovered it unattributed at the Long Beach Convention in 6/75) 2/14/76-C. Douglas Smith-Dr. Robert A. Schuman, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/5/2000:168-Walter Husak, Heritage 2/15/08:2146.
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