Lot 340
1796 S-86 R5 Liberty Cap VF25. Five points sharper with uniform extremely faint granularity covering the planchet. No verdigris, only microscopic contact marks including a tiny rim bruise over the R in LIBERTY, another below the 7, and a thin vertical nick over the O in ONE. Satiny dark olive brown and steel. Nicely struck EDS, Breen state I, before any crumbling at the lips. The date is bold and the legends are strong. A nice example of this rare variety, tied for CC#4. Estimate Value $7,000 - UP
Ex Chris McCawley 8/2014-Dr. Allan Pirnique.
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