Lot 264
1794 Liberty Cap Cent. . S-43. Del Bland graded EF-45. Sharpness of About Uncirculated-50 with lovely light to medium chocolate brown surfaces that exhibit a very small pit mark behind the lower end of the cap, a small diagonal nick on the cheek, a light edge dent at K3 on the obverse and two long, vertical, microscopic scratches through the left central reverse. Late die state. Very attractive and very impressive. Tied with several others for seventh finest known. PCGS graded AU-53 but broken out of the slab.
The obverse is cracked through the date and another crack at the back of the cap, the reverse has a heavy die crack through the U of UNITED, which bisects that letter and continues up to the leaves below the first T in STATES. Don't miss this one, if you are a serious 1794 connoisseur.
Estimated Value $4,500 - 6,500.
Ex: Heritage Numismatic Auctions 2/92:1431; unknown; Heritage Numismatic Auctions 6/97:5930.
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