Lot 4
1793 NC-1 R8 Chain AMERICA with Widest LIBERTY. Basal State-1+. The obverse is nicer, perhaps Fair-2, with most of LIBERTY, half the date, and nearly all the portrait visible. The reverse is weaker with the chain weak but visible and only portions of the legend inside the chain faintly visible. The legend outside the chain is worn smooth. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. The only notable mark is a round punch on the 7 in the date. Otherwise the planchet and surfaces are smooth, clearly above average for the grade. The widely spaced LIBERTY and position of the 1 close to the hair are sufficiently clear to easily identify this as the semi-unique NC-1 variety. Since the other example is in the ANS collection, this piece is the only one available to collectors. Noyes graded Basal State-1, his photo #28429. DWH #1767.
Estimated Value $10,000-UP.
Ex Eugene Exman 1967-Dorothy Paschal-Denis Loring 5/74-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz-John W. Adams-Kagin's 1/75:475-John W. Adams 6/22/77-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:3-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 1/27/96:3.
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| Realized $28,750 |
