Lot 158
1795 S-76b R1 Plain Edge. NGC graded AU-58 Brown. Frosty steel brown and light chocolate with a splash of slightly darker olive brown toning covering the hair left of the neck. Ample traces of mint luster show in the fields and protected areas. A small area of darker toning at RIC in AMERICA contains traces of microscopic verdigris. The only other defects are some of the usual tiny planchet chips at TY extending into the field before the face, a very shallow planchet chip under the ear lobe, a faint hairline scratch from the nose into the field below, and a tiny rim bruise under the 7 in the date. Nicely struck MDS, Breen state IV, with subtle swelling in the field before the portrait. Our grade is AU55 sharpness net AU50. Pop 15; 19 finer at NGC.
Estimated Value $6,000-UP.
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