Lot 169
1796 S-104 R3 LIHERTY Obverse PCGS Genuine. Sharpness VF30 but covered with uniform extremely fine granularity. No marks or verdigris. Somewhat frosty dark steel and gray with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. MDS, Breen state II, with clear die clashmarks inside the wreath and a radial die crack from the dentils to the top of the second T in STATES. This cent was double struck. The doubling shows clearest at the top of the reverse, especially at ES-OF and into the leaves below. The top of a "T" shows in the field right of the second S in STATES. The date and legends are clear and the LIHERTY error is especially bold on this cent. Our grade is VF30 sharpness net F15. The attribution and Grellman-Bird provenance are shown on the PCGS label.
Estimated Value $3,000-UP.
Ex Tennessee Coin Exchange-J. R. Grellman 6/14/1983-Doug Bird.
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