Lot 8
1793 NC-3 R8- Strawberry Leaf Wreath Cent with ONE CENT High. PCGS graded Good-4. Sharpness F12 but covered with moderate corrosion, strongest on the obverse. No verdigris. The notable marks are a tiny rim bruise over BE in LIBERTY, a hairline scratch across the top of the head, and a light rim bruise at the first S in STATES. The date is readable, although some of the digits are distorted by corrosion, and the legends are complete. The strawberry leaves over the date are easily visible, but they also show some distortion from the corrosion. Fairly glossy dark olive brown with lighter steel brown highpoints, the contrast accenting the details. There is a barely visible planchet clip affecting the rim just left of the date, as struck. This is the Noyes plate coin. Called net G4 and tied for CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #28555. Bland lists it as net AG3 and tied for CC#2. Our grade is Good-4. One of only 3 known, and the finest is a finely granular VG7 that sold for $862,500 as lot #51 in the 1/5/2009 Stack's auction in Orlando, Florida. Weight 207.4 grains. PCGS Population 1; One finer at PCGS graded VG-10; Only 2 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #1758.
Estimated Value $150,000-UP.
Ex William Rabin (discovered in Philadelphia and offered on page 736 of the 9/1941 issue of The Numismatist for $2500)-James Kelly 5/49:1044-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:7-I. Tatnall Starr 6/12/89-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 $218,500 |
