Lot 30
1797 C-1 R2 1 Above 1 Variety PCGS graded AU55. Frosty medium steel brown and light olive blending to chocolate. Free of any trace of corrosion or verdigris, and the only marks are some very fine hairline scratches on the cheek and nose with a few extending slightly into the field before the face. The scratches are faint, visible only under magnification, and this half cent offers excellent eye appeal. M-LDS, Manley state 4.0, with multiple bulges and die cracks on the obverse and ICA in AMERICA starting to weaken due to the advancing die failure on the obverse. Our grade is AU50+ sharpness net EF45. The attribution and Green Tree Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 5 finer for the variety. Estimate Value $8,000 - UP
Ex Heritage Auctions 4/29/2010-The Green Tree Collection.
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