Lot 28
1793 S-13 R4- Liberty Cap PCGS graded VF25. Rather glossy medium steel and chocolate brown. An attractive, well struck Liberty Cap cent. No verdigris and only a few minor marks. The notable ones are a tiny planchet chip on the rim outside the border beads above the E in LIBERTY, a larger planchet chip on the bust above the 3 (both chips as struck), and a thin horizontal nick over the N in ONE. EDS, Breen state I, before any trace of a bulge at NT in CENT. The date and legends are all strong. Our grade is VF20. This reverse die saw the most use of any 1793 Liberty Cap die, and it held up quite nicely. It was used to strike the 1793 S-13, S-14, S-16, and NC-6 die varieties. Later it was modified and used to strike the 1794 S-63 variety that has elongated dentils rather than 91 round border beads. The modification required punching a dentil over each of the beads. Eric Newman suggested to Jim Neiswinter that the dentils were probably made using a jig that fitted around the circular die stem and held an attachment with an opening to guide a gang punch. The punch would have two protrusions: one to fit into a border bead and one to create a dentil over and outward from the adjacent bead. By using this method the dentils would be uniformly placed relative to the perimeter and to one another. The discovery of this link between Reverse L of 1793 and Reverse FF of 1794 was confirmed by Jon Lusk. Using the NumiStudy program he was able to superimpose a photo of a high-grade example of the 1794 S-63 reverse over that of a high-grade 1793 S-13 reverse. All the elements lined up perfectly, even the finest details. The surprising link had been confirmed. And that's why Jim Neiswinter included an example of the 1794 S-63 variety in this collection Weight 206.7 grains. The attribution and Neiswinter provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; 4 finer for the variety at PCGS. Estimate Value $27,500 - UP
Ex Benjamin Levin-Denis W. Loring-Douglas F. Bird-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz-Bert Cohen 5/1984-Jim Neiswinter Collection.
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