Lot 22
1793 S-11a R4+ Wreath Cent, Vine & Bars Edge PCGS Genuine VF Details Environmental Damage. Sharpness VF30 but covered with very fine granularity on all but the highpoints, which are smooth. No verdigris but there are a few old contact marks. The notable ones are a small rim bruise over the R in LIBERTY and a dull scratch from just left of the eye down to the bottom of the neck close to the hair. Dark steel and olive brown. Sharply struck EDS, Breen state I, before any die clashmarks. The date and devices are all clearly defined and the eye appeal is decent in spite of the imperfect surfaces. Our grade is net F15. The S-11 is considered to be the final variety of the Wreath Cent because the edge device was changed from the Vine & Bars design to ONE HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR followed by one or two leaves while using this die combination. All the following varieties of 1793, 1794, and some of the 1795 cents used a similar lettered edge device. This was the first 1793 cent owned by Jim Neiswinter, and it became the seed for a great collection that began at the 1983 EAC Convention. Has version (b) of the Vine & Bars edge device. Weight 210.6 grains. The attribution and Neiswinter provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $6,000 - UP
Ex NASCA Auction 4/1981:2503-Bert Cohen 5/1983-Jim Neiswinter Collection.
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