Lot 124
1794 S-30 R1 PCGS graded MS62 Brown. Choice frosty medium chocolate brown with satiny luster covering the fields and protected areas. Hints of very faded mint color are peeking through on the reverse. A bit of reddish olive brown toning shows at the truncation and at the 94 in the date. There is a touch of friction on the highest points of the hair, but this cent offers choice mint state eye appeal. The only notable mark is a fine, light vertical scratch from the jawline right of the ear lobe down to the top of the neck where it fades away. M-LDS, Breen state III. The die crack through the R in AMERICA is strong and extends inside the wreath, and fine die rust covers much of the upper half of the reverse. Graded AU50 and tied for CC#5 in the Noyes census, his photo #31530. Our grade is AU50 Choice. The attribution and Gerrie-Trollan provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 1 finer in 64 for the variety. Estimate Value $20,000 - UP
Ex Lord St. Oswald Estate-Christies (London) 2/1992:282-Tony Terranova-Walter Husak 4/2004-Paul Gerrie, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/3/2013:19-Dan Trollan Collection (includes the Husak and Gerrie collection envelopes and the Goldberg lot ticket).
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| Realized $36,000 |
