Lot 7
1793 NC-2 R8+ (Unique) Strawberry Leaf Wreath Cent with ONE CENT Centered. PCGS graded Fair-2. Fairly glossy chocolate and steel brown. The planchet is mostly smooth but does show extremely fine porosity in the fields. The notable marks are a small rim bump at Y, a shallow planchet chip on the rim over the L, a couple fine hairline scratches in the hair under LIB, and a shallow planchet chip at the wreath under AT in STATES. The 17 in the date is mostly clear, but the 93 is faint. The sprig of 3 "strawberry" leaves over the date is visible but not strong. (The type of leaf intended by the engraver is subject to debate, but most references refer to them as strawberry.) LIBERTY is complete and most of the reverse legend is easily readable. The decent surfaces and amount of detail remaining could justify a slightly higher grade, but the grade assigned really doesn't matter much for a unique variety. Called Fair-2 by Noyes and Bland, Noyes photo #20470. Our grade is Fair-2+. Of course this is the plate coin for the variety in all the usual references (the photo in the Breen book does not do the coin justice). Weight 200.7 grains. PCGS Population 1; The only one graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #1757.
Estimated Value $150,000-UP.
Ex John Meader (taken out of circulation in 1845 and sold prior to 12/21/1868)-Richard B. Winsor-S. H. & H. Chapman 12/1895:823-Sylvester S. Crosby 4/1896-Dr. Thomas Hall 9/7/09-Virgil M Brand 2/7/41-B. G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.) 9/12/41-James Kelly 1941-Charles M. Williams-Numismatic Gallery #68, 11/50:6-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:6-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/92-Eric Streiner-Jay Parrino (The Mint) 10/7/95-Tony Terranova 10/16/95.
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| Realized $264,500 |
