Lot 28
1794 S-44 R1. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. CAC Approved. Frosty light chocolate brown mixed with darker steel brown and chocolate. Faint hints of underlying very faded mint color can be found in protected areas on the reverse. Satiny mint luster covers the fields and protected areas on both sides giving this cent excellent eye appeal. The notable marks are a vertical nick on the neck near the hair and a dull scratch under ME in AMERICA. Sharply struck with just a hint of rub on the highest points of the hair. LDS, Breen state V. All the die cracks described by Breen are clear. In addition there is a fine double profile on the hair above the forehead extending down to the brow with additional doubling on the tip of the nose and the lips. This is the plate coin for the variety in the Breen encyclopedia. Graded AU50 net EF45 and tied for CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #34952. Bland says "nearly mint state" net AU50 and tied for CC#2. Our grade is AU55 net AU50. The attribution and Eliasberg-Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label. Pop 2; none finer at PCGS for the variety (PCGS # 35597) .
Estimated Value $20,000-UP.
Ex Clarence S. Bement, Henry Chapman 5/1916:293-Arthur L. Gray, J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #394, 2/1939:560-Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., Bowers & Merena 5/20/1996:496 (Eliasberg lot ticket included).
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