Lot 493
1793 S-5 R4. VF-20. Wreath Cent with large LIBERTY. Sharper by at least 10 points but the planchet is covered with extremely fine roughness that is mostly hidden under a glossy dark olive and steel patina. The highpoints are a lighter shade of steel brown. No verdigris or contact marks. Both sides were very lightly smoothed to minimize the roughness. The only notable mark is a tiny planchet fissure through the lower part of the 7 in the date. The date and legends are complete and strong. Nice eye appeal in spite of the imperfect surfaces. E-MDS with a thin rim cud break over LI but none over BER, an early version of Breen's die state II.
Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,000.
Ex Chris McCawley 1/08.
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