Lot 106
1794 NC-6 R8-. Fine-12. Noyes Plate Coin. Attractive glossy medium brown and chocolate. There is a small spot of shallow roughness in the field just right of the date, a dull, very light rim nick at Y in LIBERTY, and some faint hairline scratches inside the wreath, all blended into the natural patina. LDS. The central portion of the reverse is heavily swollen, apparently heavier than on the other two examples of this variety. Obviously the reverse die failed almost immediately and was replaced with the S-64 reverse die. This is the plate coin for the variety in Noyes book on the early date large cents and in the Tom Morley grading guide for 1794 cents (page 39). Only 3 examples are known. This piece is tied for finest known honors at F12 in the Bland census. Noyes calls this one F12 net VG10 and tied for CC#1 with a VF25 piece that is netted down to VG10 due to significant defects. The third known example grades VG8 and also has significant defects. DWH #0083.
Estimated Value $30,000-UP.
Ex C. Douglas Smith (purchased unattributed in 1959) 1/60-Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/19/72-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/73:386-John W. Adams 11/73-Denis W. Loring 5/75-Dorothy Paschal 1/76-Denis W. Loring 5/7/83-Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/89:118.
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