Lot 153
1794 S-72 Exact Head of 1795 R2. NCS graded VF Details, Repaired and Cleaned. Sharpness VF25 but the planchet is covered with uniform microscopic roughness and the area around OF on the reverse was smoothed. A curved scratch passes across the upper part of the cap and extends into the field close under the adjacent L and a rim bruise show under the 9 in the date. The color is not original but is an attractive and rather glossy dark chocolate brown with slightly lighter chocolate toning on the devices. Sharp details and the overall eye appeal of this cent is not nearly as bad as it may sound. MDS, Breen state III. Our grade is net VG10. The attribution and Head of 1795 feature are noted on the NCS label.
Estimated Value $250 - 300.
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| Realized $518 |
