Lot 81
1796 S-107 R5 Draped Bust, Reverse of 1794. PCGS graded Good-6. Dark olive brown and steel. The obverse is mostly glossy but the reverse is closer to matte thanks to uniform extremely fine roughness that is present on both sides. No verdigris and only a few microscopic marks. A barely visible dull rim nick left of the lowest curl is the best identifying mark. EDS, Breen state I, before any die cracks or cuds on the obverse. The date is weak but readable and the legends are clear except for STATES. Both the date and the opposing STATES were weakly struck relative to the other details thanks to a uneven strike from axially misaligned dies (the die faces were not perfectly parallel). Our grade is G6 sharpness net G4 for the microscopic roughness. The attribution and Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label. Pop 2; 1 finer in F12 at PCGS for the variety (PCGS # 35792) .
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Tom Reynolds 4/1993-Phil Clover, Heritage 9/6/2012:3114.
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