Lot 117
1795 S-73 R5- Lettered Edge. VF-35 Plus. Plated in Penny Whimsy, Early American Cents, and the Noyes book. Ten points sharper but covered with extremely fine granularity, strongest on the obverse. No marks or verdigris. Uniform dark olive and steel. The obverse is slightly glossy while the reverse displays lots of natural gloss enhancing the eye appeal. The reverse grades a solid EF40 or better. MDS, Breen state III, with a fine die crack from F through AMERI to the dentils over the adjacent C. Called EF45 and finest known by 25 points in the Bland census. Noyes says EF45 net VF35 and CC#1 by 20 points, his photo #21135. Either way, this cent is undisputed as the finest known S-73 by a wide margin. Removed from a PCGS slab graded EF45 (PCGS label included, and it shows the attribution and Husak provenance). PCGS Population 1; The only one graded for the variety ar PCGS. DWH #3477.
Estimated Value $25,000-UP.
Ex Foster Lardner, United States Coin Co. 11/1914:26-Henry C. Hines 1945-Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/19/72-R. E. Naftzger, Jr. 2/23/92-Eric Streiner 12/93-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/2005:3084-Walter Husak, Heritage 2/15/08:2075.
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| Realized $32,775 |
