Lot 24
1795 C-5a R3 No Pole, Thin Planchet PCGS AU Details, Cleaned. Lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy dark olive and steel with slightly lighter steel brown and chocolate toning in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and nearly flawless. The only mark is a small nick on the rim over the second T in STATES. MDS, the usual die state with a strong die crack slanting across the upper half of the reverse. Reasonably well centered on the planchet, the reverse off only slightly to K-10.5. The reverse is rotated 20 degrees CCW. Our grade is AU50 sharpness net EF45 for the retoning. Tied for CC#6 honors in the Mike Spurlock census, #5 in the Frank Wilkinson census, #2 in the Jim McGuigan list, and #6 in the Breen list. Weight 80.3 grains. The attribution and Green Tree Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Only 3 graded at AU or better for the variety at PCGS. Estimate Value $5,000 - UP
Ex Joe Spray, Stack's 3/30/1978:26-R. Tettenhorst 6/6/1984-Harold Bareford-William Bareford-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/2006:19020-Bob Yuell (The Whister Collection), McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/4/2011:22-The Green Tree Collection.
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