Lot 114
1794 S-71 R2. PCGS graded MS-61 Brown. Plated in Early American Cents and Penny Whimsy. Choice glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter steel brown toning covering the protected areas. Would rate a grade about 10 points higher except for a faint hairline scratch slanting across the neck, another in the curl above the 17, and several slightly stronger ones on the reverse, strongest under the C & N in CENT. None of these hairline scratches is distracting and the overall eye appeal of this cent is excellent. The best identifying mark is a small spot of dark planchet slag under the right foot of the second A in AMERICA, as struck. E-MDS, Breen state III, showing a fine die crack passing across the end of the pole but before the obverse die was reground to remove clashmarks. The reverse is rotated 10 degrees CCW. Called AU55 net EF40 and tied for CC#6 in the Noyes and Bland census lists, but a 15-point deduction for the minor scratches seems harsh given the excellent eye appeal of this cent. Noyes photo #29414. The obverse is plated in Penny Whimsy and Early American Cents and in Tom Morley's 1794 grading guide to illustrate the EF45 grade. Our grade is EF45. The Penny Whimsy plate connection and Sheldon attribution are both noted on the NGC label. Comes with a nice provenance. PCGS Population 1; The only one graded for the variety at PCGS. DWH #2358.
Estimated Value $10,000-UP.
Ex Colonel Edward H. R. Green-Burdette G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.) 5/29/1942-Thomas L. Elder-Oscar J. Pearl, Numismatic Gallery FPL 1944:84-J. H. South-Stack's 2/51:343-I. M. Irving-Lester Merkin-unknown-Stack's 3/86:1192-Andy Hain, Stack's 1/15/02:734-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 7/27/03:209-Chris McCawley 1/9/04.
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