Lot 139
1794 S-22 R1. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Glossy tan and golden brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and puffs of darker steel brown toning on the reverse. Frosty luster shows in the fields and protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and the only notable marks are a pair of nicks high on the cheek and a small planchet chip on the rim at the first A in AMERICA. M-LDS, Breen state VII. A fine die crack reaches from the rim through the 4 to the truncation but goes no farther and the "Mounds" on the reverse are well advanced. Called EF45 net EF40 Average Plus and tied for CC#9 in the Noyes census, his photo #34041. Our grade is EF45. This variety, while relatively common, is unknown in true Mint State by EAC standards. This is certainly one of the better ones. Pop 19; 29 finer .
Estimated Value $20,000-UP.
Ex Dupont Sale, Stack's 9/24/1954:30-Jack H. Robinson-McLaughlin & Robinson Auctions 9/19/1987:144-Evan L. Kopald, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 1/9/1993:30 (plated).
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| Realized $39,950 |
