Lot 28
1794 S-17a R5- Head of 1793 with Edge of 1793. VF-30. Sharpness EF45 with a moderately strong old scratch from the top of N in ONE to the rim at S-O. This scratch is perfectly blended into the natural patina and is the only significant defect. Other less significant marks include small pinpricks on both sides, strongest in the field under the chin and at the dentils right of the fraction. There are some very light rim bruises at the top of the cap and L and another right of the fraction. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with tiny delicate splashes of darker olive toning sprinkled about both sides, mostly on the reverse. The planchet is completely free of corrosion or flaws, and the fields are hard and slightly reflective in the reverse fields. MDS, Breen state II late, with a clear die crack from the end of the pole down to the rim. A sharp, attractive example of this tough die variety, one of only a half dozen known grading better than Fine-12. Tied for CC#3 in both the Bland and Noyes census lists as net VF30, Noyes photo #20191. (The finest is in the ANS Collection.) DWH #0011.
Estimated Value $20,000-UP.
Ex George H. Clapp (purchased 5/1925)-unknown-Jess Peters 2/27/73-Del Bland 2/28/73-Dr. Dane B. Nielsen 8/80-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 1989 EAC Sale, lot 19.
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