Lot 22
1794 S-32 R2 Head of 1794. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Lustrous medium brown and light chocolate with traces of mint red remaining on both sides. A beautiful cent, choice except for some tiny pre-striking planchet chips on the right portion of both sides. The notable marks are a dull nick in the field at the throat, a small but relatively deep chip near the dentils before the throat, and a similar chip just right of the first A in AMERICA. E-MDS Breen state II. There is a strong radial die crack through the first S in STATES into the leaves below and die clashmarks on both sides, but the cud break over LI in LIBERTY has not formed. The reverse is rotated 35 degrees CCW from the normal head-to-foot die orientation. Graded AU55 Choice and CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #20050. Bland says AU55 and CC#3 in his census. Our grade is AU58+, very close to mint state. This is the plate coin for the variety in the 1991 Noyes reference. The attribution and Naftzger-Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label. Pop 1; 1 finer in MS64+ at PCGS for the variety (PCGS # 35561) .
Estimated Value $30,000-UP.
Ex England 1974-James D. King 11/1976-Gordon J. Wrubel 7/1977-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 12/11/1986-Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/1988:46-Tony Terranova-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992-Eric Streiner-Chris McCawley 8/1992 (Naftzger collection envelope and Stack's lot ticket included).
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| Realized $32,900 |
