Lot 17
1793 S-9 R2 Wreath Cent, Vine & Bars Edge PCGS graded VG8. Slightly glossy dark steel and reddish chocolate brown. The planchet is reasonably smooth but a glass reveals some extremely fine granularity in protected areas on the reverse. No verdigris, and the only notable marks are two dull nicks on the rim right of the date and a small diagonal scratch in the lower hair strands. Terminal die state, Breen state IX, with severe die failure on the lower right part of the reverse. The cracks and swelling obliterate portions of the wreath while weakening the bow and ERICA. Walter Breen assigned nine die states to this variety, the most of any 1793 cent. The terminal state is the rarest die state of the variety, which is the most common variety among all the cents of 1793. This must have been one of the last cents struck using this badly failed reverse die. The obverse die, which was still quite serviceable, was retained and mated with another reverse die to strike the S-8 variety. Crosby and Sheldon placed S-8 before S-9 in the emission sequence, which was incorrect. Comes with version (a) of the Vine & Bars edge device. Our grade is G6. The attribution and Neiswinter provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Weight 205.2 grains. PCGS population 3; 18 finer for the variety at PCGS. Estimate Value $2,750 - UP
Ex Wayne Phillips-Douglas F. Bird 10/2014-Jim Neiswinter Collection.
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