Lot 5
1793 C-3 R3. EF-40. Beautiful medium chocolate brown with slightly darker chocolate toning on the highpoints. Outstanding eye appeal, especially for a 1793 half cent. No corrosion, roughness, or planchet flaws. Only trivial contact marks from perfect. The best identifying marks are a tiny diagonal nick at the right top of the 3 in the date, a very light diagonal nick between the D in UNITED and adjacent S in STATES, and a barely visible bruise on the rim over the O in OF. Early die state with the always present microscopic die rust covering the reverse fields. The obverse is positioned very slightly off center to the upper right and the reverse off a similar amount to the bottom causing portions of some of the border beads to flow off the edge of the planchet. Removed from an old green label PCGS slab graded XF40 (PCGS label included). A premium 1793 half cent in every respect. Weight 105.5 grains.
Estimated Value $20,000 - 25,000.
Ex J. J. Teaparty 1989 ANA Convention-Gene Braig 10/04.
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