Lot 120
1794 S-27 R5 VF25. At least five points sharper but lightly burnished and retoned glossy chocolate brown and olive with lighter brown toning in protected areas. No roughness or verdigris and only a few minor contact marks in the field before the nose and chin plus a tiny rim nick off the lowest curl. Nicely struck M-LDS, Breen state III, with an obvious wave from the rim below the cap through the portrait exiting from the chin before reaching the rim to the right. The date and legends are all bold. An attractive cent in spite of the retoning. Graded VF35 sharpness net VF25 by Del Bland and listed as CC#6 in his census. A nice example of this tough die variety. Estimate Value $8,000 - UP
Discovered unattributed in a Colorado coin shop in 1972 by Donald B. Moore (via Denis Loring) 10/2013-Dan Trollan Collection.
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| Realized $11,700 |
