Lot 178
1796 NC-3 R6 Draped Bust PCGS Genuine, VF Details, Scratch. Very attractive glossy light chocolate brown. This cent is choice with one significant exception: there are numerous moderate scratches on the obverse, mostly on the portrait. Fortunately all the scratches are very old and blend into the natural glossy toning. The reverse, however, has only a few trivial contact marks consistent with the grade. MDS, Breen state II, with die clashmarks around the portrait but no cracks. Graded VF25 net VG10 and CC#4 in the Del Bland census. Noyes says F12 net VG8 and tied for CC#3, his photo #35218. Our grade is VF25 sharpness net VG10. Any way you look at it, this is a CC-level example of a very rare variety. The attribution and Buxton-Blood provenance is shown on the PCGS label.
Estimated Value $4,000-UP.
Ex Buxton 4/1993:506-Silbert-Charles Blood-1997 EAC Sale, lot 131 (lot ticket included).
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