Lot 26
1795 S-78 R1 Plain Edge. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. CAC. Frosty tan with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. The only notable marks are a tiny planchet flake in the field off the chin and another even smaller one near the center of the cap (both as struck), plus a tiny pinprick hidden in the leaves left of the C in CENT. MDS, Breen state IV, with a tiny lump on the bottom of the jaw and fine die clashmarks on both sides. Graded MS61 and CC#10 in the Noyes census, his photo #38929. Not seen by Bland. Our grade is MS60+. The attribution and Doug Bird Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 4; 4 finer. (PCGS # 35729) Value $15,000 - UP
Ex Gooder (private collection in England), Spink's (London) 11/21/2001:2090-William P. (Billy) Paul (American Heritage Minting) 12/1/2001-Douglas F. Bird Collection.
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