Lot 72
1796 S-93 R3 Draped Bust, Reverse of 1795. PCGS graded AU-58. CAC Approved. Choice glossy medium brown and light chocolate with traces of faded mint red showing in protected areas on the obverse. There is only a hint of friction on the highest points of the devices and no notable spots, stains, or contact marks. However both sides show some of the usual tiny planchet chips that seem to plague these early planchets. These chips are concentrated over ERTY because the striking pressure in that area was weakened by the opposing die failure at RICA and the denominator. The best identifying mark is a small chip in the center of the upright of the L in LIBERTY. MDS, Breen state V. There is obvious die failure near the rim from RICA to the denominator but no cud breaks are present, and the die clashmarks on the obverse are strong. A patch of significant die rust shows in the field off the lower end of the hair ribbon and a die crack meanders through the date. Graded AU50 net EF45 and tied for CC#7 in the Noyes census, his photo #31069. Bland says AU55 and tied for CC#6. Our grade is AU50+, close to AU55. The attribution and Garrett-Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label. Pop 2; 2 finer at PCGS for the variety, 1 in 63+ and 1 in 64 (PCGS # 35816) .
Estimated Value $15,000-UP.
Ex T. Harrison Garrett-Robert Garrett 1919-John Work Garrett-Johns Hopkins University, Bowers & Ruddy 11/28/1979:82-Dr. C. R. Chambers 7/1984-Denis Loring 4/1985-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz-Dennis Mendelson 7/16/1991-John B. MacDonald 4/1997-Tony Terranova 8/1997-Dr. Eugene Sherman-Adam Mervis, Heritage 1/10/2014:2551 (Garrett auction lot ticket and Mendelson collection envelope included).
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