Lot 69
1796 S-92 R3+ Draped Bust, Reverse of 1795. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. CAC Approved. Frosty medium steel brown and light chocolate with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and traces of mint color remaining in protected areas, especially on the reverse. A beautiful cent with outstanding eye appeal. The only marks, and they are trivial, are a fine diagonal hairline scratch left of the upper end of the hair ribbon, a horizontal one in the field before the nose, and a vertical nick over the tip of the nose. The reverse is choice. MDS, Breen state III. There are faint die cracks on the obverse and obvious die clashmarks on both sides plus a tiny chip at the right top of the 9. Graded AU55 and tied for CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #20375. Bland says AU55 and CC#3. Our grade is AU58. This cent is plated to illustrate the variety in the 1991 Noyes reference. The attribution and Naftzger-Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label. Pop 1; none finer at PCGS for the variety (PCGS # 35813) .
Estimated Value $25,000-UP.
Ex Glendining & Co. (London) #18, 11/1972:893-Western Numismatics-A Mark Coin Co. MBS 3/1973:70-R. E. Naftzger, Jr. 2/23/1992-Eric Streiner-John Whitney-Tony Terranova 8/1998.
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| Realized $25,850 |
