Lot 13
1794 S-20b R4+ Head of 1793, Edge of 1794. PCGS graded Fine-15. Variety with a Straight Date. Attractive glossy chocolate brown and steel. The surfaces are smooth, void of any hint of corrosion or verdigris. The only marks, and they are trivial, are a faint diagonal hairline scratch hidden in the toning under the cap and a barely visible planchet lamination arcing through ICA in AMERICA (as struck). The date is bold and the legends are complete. Graded VG10 Average Plus and tied for CC#10 in the Noyes census, his photo #39444. Our grade is VG10 as well. A very nice cent that comes with an equally nice provenance. The attribution and Reynolds provenance are shown on the PCGS Secure label. Pop 1; 1 finer in AU50 at PCGS for the variety. Only 2 examples graded at PCGS (PCGS # 35522) .
Estimated Value $7,500-UP.
Ex Anderson DuPont Sale, Stack's 9/24/1954:28-Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/1988:22-Chris McCawley 4/2000-Denis Loring 4/13/2001-Jon A. Boka-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/2005:3026.
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| Realized $18,800 |
