Lot 174
1797 S-140 R1. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Reverse of 1797 with Stems. Attractive lustrous bluish steel brown and chocolate with peeps of faded mint color in protected areas on both sides. The surfaces are satiny and this cent is very choice except for a mint-made planchet lamination in the field off the ribbon ends. There is another far less visible lamination hidden in the hair right of the hair ribbon and a tiny one at the right foot of the T in LIBERTY, all as struck. Otherwise this cent offers superior eye appeal in every respect. M-LDS, Breen state VII. The area over ST in STATES shows clear clashmarks from the dentils and the bust area is swollen. The obverse is plated in the Noyes book to illustrate the later die state of the obverse die. Called MS62 and CC#2 behind the prior lot in this sale (and they are the only mint state examples known to Bland). Noyes calls this one MS60 sharpness net AU50 for the planchet defects and tied for CC#2 in his list. The Noyes photo for this one is #21089. Our grade is Mint State-63. PCGS population 1 with none finer in Brown and only the prior lot graded in Red & Brown.
Estimated Value $8,000 - 10,000.
Ex Charles R. Mathewson 1955-Copley Coin Co.-Dorothy Paschal-John W. Adams-Stephen L. Brown-John G. Wood 7/3/80-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.
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