Lot 12
1794 S-19b R4 Head of 1793, Edge of 1794. PCGS graded AU-53. CAC Approved. Glossy olive and dark steel brown with frosty lighter steel brown in protected areas on both sides. No spots, stains, or contact marks. A very nice example of the Head of 1793 type. The best identifying marks are a very thin planchet void at the top of the cap and a microscopic very dull pinprick under the right foot of the T in LIBERTY. M-LDS, Breen state II early. The first wave under the cap is clear and the second wave down from the left bottom of the cap is just starting to appear. This cent is plated in the 1923 Chapman reference on the cents of 1794, and it is the plate coin for the variety in the 1991 Noyes reference on the cents of 1793-1814. Graded EF45 net EF40 and tied for CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #21845. Bland says EF40 and tied for CC#1. Our grade is EF40. Comes with a very nice provenance. The attribution and Naftzger-Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label. Pop 1; none finer at PCGS for the variety (PCGS # 35519) .
Estimated Value $40,000-UP.
Ex Carl Wurtzbach-Dr. George P. French, B. Max Mehl 1929 FPL, lot 20-T. James Clarke 1944-B. Max Mehl-Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/19/1972-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992-Eric Streiner-Dennis Mendelson 10/1992 (includes the Naftzger collection envelope).
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