Lot 45
1797 S-121b R3- Reverse of 1796, Gripped Edge. PCGS graded MS-65+ Brown. CAC. Choice, highly lustrous light to medium steel brown with lighter brown and reddish tan faded down from mint color in protected areas on both sides. The surfaces are satiny and the eye appeal of this cent is fabulous. No spots, stains, or contact marks. The best identifying marks are an extremely tiny and barely visible planchet flake high on the neck and another in the field off the upper edge of the hair ribbon (both as struck). LDS, Breen state V, with all the die cracks described by Breen. The field off the end of the hair ribbon is bulging due to the confluence of die cracks in that area. Graded MS65 and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #20874. Not seen by Bland. Our grade is MS65. This is the Noyes plate coin for the variety in his reference on early large cents. A superb piece, the finest known 1797 Reverse of 1796 cent regardless of the die variety, gripped or plain edge. A cent for the very finest collection. The attribution and Doug Bird Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; none finer. Only 2 graded MS at PCGS. (PCGS # 35903) Value $80,000 - UP
Ex Germany-Paramount International Coin Co., 2/1965:979-Lester Merkin 6/1965-Dorothy I. Paschal-Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/19/1972-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992-Eric Streiner-Jay Parrino (The Mint)-Douglas F. Bird Collection (includes the Naftzger collection envelope).
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