Lot 1724
1794. 0verton-106, Rarity-6. . O-106. PCGS graded VF-25. This is the fifth finest known of the variety, just a notch behind a few others that grade 5 points higher. Excellent steel gray in color and well struck. We note minor weakness at the center of Liberty, mostly in and around her curls, and perhaps something was done in this area as fine scratches can be seen with a strong glass. As with all early coinage, great care must be taken during lot viewing to measure whatever faults are noted, in order to arrive at an approximate value. We note that the silver planchet shows roughness in its preparation. There are some trivial adjustment marks on the reverse that run just left of vertical through the right wing of the eagle. Wonderful rims and surfaces for the grade, examination will only show minor handling scratches.
This one is an early die state struck before the obverse die cracked through LI to the tenth star. Also, the reverse die does not show the crack near the first S of STATES seen on all O-101 variety coins (which were struck later with this same reverse die). An impressive example of this rare die variety! This sale offers the advanced variety specialist a chance to purchase some extremely rare Condition Census coins.
Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000.
Purchased from Julian Leidman in 1992.
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