Lot 2
1793 S-2 R4+ Chain AMERICA. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Beautiful frosty chocolate and light olive brown with hints of light bluish steel overtones on the reverse. Satiny luster shows in the protected areas on both sides, especially around the chain. No hint of roughness, verdigris, or planchet defects. This cent offers great eye appeal. There is a touch of rub on the highpoints and only a few trivial contact marks. The notable marks are a thin vertical nick in the hair above the ear and a barely visible tick on the forehead. E-MDS. The fields are smooth and there is no bulge through the base of the date. Clear die clashmarks show under the truncation. This is a choice Chain Cent. Graded AU50 Average Plus by Noyes and CC#5 in his census, photo #34544. Also called AU50 in the Bland census. Our grade is AU55. The attribution and Paul Gerrie provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Pop 1; 1 finer in 63 .
Estimated Value $150,000-UP.
Discovered in Spain-Sotheby's 10/1995:1392-American Heritage Minting 1996-Denis Loring-John B. MacDonald-Goldbergs 2/2001:249-Walter Husak 2/2001-Paul Gerrie.
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