Lot 16
1793 S-9 R2 Wreath Cent, Vine & Bars Edge PCGS graded VF35. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with a spot of reddish brown at the right foot of the 1 in the date and three more spots at TED in UNITED. The reddish spots contain fine roughness but the remainder of the planchet is perfectly smooth. The only other mark of any significance is a small rim bruise right of the bust tip. E-MDS, Breen state II, with a fine die crack through CA to the right wreath stem. The date and legends are all bold. Sharply struck and attractive in spite of the few spots. This obverse die saw the most usage of any of die of 1793 producing three die varieties (S-8, S-9, and NC-4). Our grade is VF20. The attribution and Neiswinter provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Weight 201.9 grains. PCGS population 4; 10 finer for the variety. Estimate Value $8,000 - UP
Ex Kagin's Auction 8/1987:3728-Jim McGuigan 9/1987-Jim Neiswinter Collection.
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