Lot 324
1796 S-83 R4 Liberty Cap PCGS Genuine, AU Details, Planchet Flaw. Glossy chocolate brown and steel with reddish brown toning in protected areas on the left side of the wreath. Frosty lighter brown toning shows in protected areas on both sides. The obverse is perfectly smooth except for a shallow planchet delamination void that affects the lower half of the T in LIBERTY down into the hair below. The reverse is mostly smooth but traces of microscopic roughness show around CENT and in the reddish area within the leaves on the left side of the wreath. An attractive cent in spite of the mint-made planchet flaw and microscopic roughness. M-LDS, Breen state II late. A strong die crack reaches from the dentils over the I in LIBERTY through the tops of ERTY and to the rim before the nose, and the crack fills the upper half of the top of that R. The extremely rare large cud break outlined by this crack must have occurred soon after this cent was struck. Graded VF35 net F15 and tied for CC#8 in the Noyes census, his photo #39209. Our grade is VF30+ sharpness net VF20. The attribution and Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label. Estimate Value $4,000 - UP
Ex Al Moore 9/1976-Tom Reynolds Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/31/2016:61 (Reynolds collection envelope and lot ticket included).
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