Lot 171
1796 S-108 R4 Draped Bust PCGS Genuine, XF Details, Environmental Damage. Glossy dark olive brown and chocolate with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. Although the toning is dark the surfaces are mostly smooth and display only faint hints of roughness under the glossy toning. Perhaps PCGS meant to say "Scratched" because there are numerous fine parallel scratches on the face and neck. Fortunately these scratches are faint and are only visible under strong magnification. Otherwise the notable marks are some small nicks in the field before the neck and a moderate rim bruise left of the hair ribbon. LDS, Breen state V, with small lumps from die rust scattered over the obverse and numerous die cracks. The date and legends are all bold. Graded EF40 net VF25 by Del Bland. Our grade is EF40 sharpness net VF20. Noyes photo #28286. Comes with a very nice provenance. The attribution and Newcomb-Carmel provenance are noted on the PCGS label.
Estimated Value $2,500-UP.
Ex Howard R. Newcomb 3/23/1936-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/1976-Del Bland 11/1978-Dr. Willard J. Carmel, Jr., 8/26/1982-C. Douglas Smith-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz-Dr. C. R. Chambers 1/16/1988-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 1/27/1996:149-Dr. Willard J. Carmel, Jr., Superior 9/7/1997:200 (lot ticket and three collection envelopes included).
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