Lot 25
1794 S-40 R5+. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Choice lustrous medium reddish brown and light chocolate with darker steel toning on the highpoints. Virtually flawless with just a hint of friction on the highest points of the designs. A very thin streak of darker toning on the cheek and upper part of the neck is the best identifying mark. MDS, Breen state III, showing a clear die crack from the dentils through the left edge of the N in UNITED but without the later crack from the rim down the left side of that D. Struck very slightly off center to K-3. Graded AU55 Choice and CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #22591. Bland says AU55 and CC#2 as well. The slightly finer CC#1 example has some strike weakness at the date and BER in LIBERTY plus many tiny planchet imperfections, but none of those problems are evident on this example. A beautiful cent, just a hint of friction on the highest points from mint state. Our grade is AU55+ with mint state eye appeal. A fabulous example of a tough die variety. The attribution and Paul Gerrie provenance are shown on the PCGS label. Pop 1; the Finest at PCGS.
Estimated Value $50,000-UP.
Ex Major Sir Rowland Denys Winn, M.C., 4th Baron St. Oswald-Christie, Manson & Woods, Ltd. (London) 10/13/1964:145-Ed Shapiro-C. Douglas Smith 1965-Al Bonard-French's 1967-R. E. (Ted) Naftzger, Jr. 1986-Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/1988:52-Dr. Allen Bennett 2000-Walter Husak 2000-Dr. Tom Turissini 4/2009-Paul Gerrie.
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