Lot 11
1794 S-25 R3 PCGS graded F15. Glossy light olive and chocolate brown with some subtle puffs of darker olive brown toning in the obverse fields. The surfaces are smooth except for a bit of extremely faint roughness around ERICA to the denominator. No verdigris. The notable marks are some hairline scratches lost in the toning on the portrait, a rim nick or planchet chip off the right top of the Y, and a small flake near the rim below the right edge of the fraction. E-MDS, Breen state II, with a single set of die clashmarks. The dies were axially misaligned (the die faces were not perfectly parallel) causing minor weakness in the dentils before the portrait and the opposing legend at ERICA to the fraction. Everything else is complete and clear. Our grade is F12+. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 7 finer: 1 in 20, 1 in 30, 1 in 40, 1 in 45, 1 in 50, 1 in 53, 1 in 58. PCGS #35540. Estimated Value $1,250 - UP
Source unrecorded-Dr. Mark D. Cadden Collection.
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| Realized $930 |
