Lot 168
1796 S-99 R5+ Draped Bust. VG-10. Sharpness near VF20 with some small, shallow pitmarks on the portrait and very fine granularity covering the fields and protected areas. No verdigris or contact marks other than four tiny vertical scratches at the first A in AMERICA, and it takes a glass to find them. Rather glossy steel and light olive brown. The date and legends are all strong. LDS, Breen state III. The die crack behind the head is strong and the area outside the crack is clearly raised as a retained cud. Called F15 net VG10 and tied for CC#8 in the Bland census. Noyes says F15 net VG8 and tied for CC#13, his photo #22445. DWH #3044.
Estimated Value $2,000-UP.
Ex D. C. Wismer-New Netherlands Coin Co. sale #33, lot 602-Willard C. Blaisdell-Del Bland 8/78-John D. Wright 1/18/06-Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley 4/3/06.
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