Lot 26
1793 S-15 R7- Liberty Cap. VG-7. Sharpness F12 with fine hairline scratches on the obverse, mostly on the portrait, and a few light rim bruises on both sides, strongest one under the bust tip. There is a small planchet lamination through the bottom half of the 3 and a dozen small planchet voids on the reverse slanting from the upper left down to the lower right, strongest at the ribbon. The obverse is glossy medium chocolate brown with darker olive brown toning in protected areas, the contrast accenting the details. The reverse is mostly glossy reddish chocolate brown with dark olive covering the protected areas on the lower right. This darker area contains some very light crud or verdigris. The date is strong (although the bottom half of the 3 is distorted slightly by the lamination), and the legends are strong, except for ONE CENT, which is weakened by the usual swelling in the center of the reverse. Later die state, the crack down through Y and reverse swelling both strong. Called net VG7 and tied for CC#4 in the Bland census. Noyes says net G6 and sixth finest known, his photo #20341. DWH #0009.
Estimated Value $25,000-UP.
Ex W. B. Guy-Henry Chapman 11/1911:350-Dr. George P. French 3/21/29-B. Max Mehl FPL 1929, lot 17-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:23-Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/89:20.
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| Realized $52,900 |
