Lot 21
1793 S-6 "Smith Counterfeit" Fine-12. Fine-12. Glossy chocolate brown. The host coin was a normal S-6 with smooth surfaces worn down to a grade of Fair-2 or About Good-3 before the obverse was very skillfully engraved into another 1793 Wreath Cent design. The engraving was done with remarkable skill and it is easy to imagine a collector being fooled into believing this cent was struck at the mint using a previously unknown obverse die mated with the reverse die used to produce S-5, 6, 7 and NC-5. The "new" obverse grades Fine-12 and offers excellent eye appeal. A strong nick on the border left of the L in LIBERTY and a mint-made planchet fissure slanting through the bust tip are the only significant defects. DWH #3518.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex F. C. C. Boyd (with his envelope)-Jon Hanson 12/1973-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg’s 9/14/08:208.
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