Lot 172
1797 NC-3 R6- NGC/NCS Fine Details, Obverse Damage. Rather glossy medium chocolate brown and steel with darker chocolate and olive brown toning in protected areas on both sides. The planchet is reasonably smooth but you can find specks of verdigris on both sides, none visible without the aid of a good glass. A dull scratch from the nose into the field off the chin is the only significant defect, but there are a few shallow rim nicks on the reverse. EDS, Breen die state I, before a crack at TES. Struck with the obverse die slightly misaligned to K-1. The date is bold and the legends are strong. Our grade is VG8+ sharpness net G6. Called CC#6 in the Bland census, tied for CC#3 in the Noyes list. An important example of this very rare variety. The attribution and Reiver provenance are shown on the NGC/NCS label. Estimated Value $2,000-UP
Ex Stack's 8/24/1976:239-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/2006:19316.
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