Lot 74
1796 S-97 R3 Draped Bust, Reverse of 1795. PCGS graded EF-45. CAC Approved. Very attractive glossy medium chocolate brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints and frosty lighter brown in protected areas on both sides. Smooth and nearly flawless. The best identifying marks are a small swipe of slightly darker chocolate toning in the field under the lower end of the hair ribbon and a collection of small, light nicks in the field before the face. MDS, Breen state III. A narrow rim cud break covers many of the dentils before the face and there is a very light die crack through the top of TY in LIBERTY. This is the plate coin for the variety in Dr. Sheldon's Early American Cents and Penny Whimsy. Graded EF45 and CC#2 in the Noyes census behind only the ANS example, his photo #39042. Bland says VF30 and tied for CC#5 in the Breen/Bland census. Our grade is VF35 Choice. Comes with an important provenance. The attribution and Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label. Pop 1; none finer at PCGS for the variety (PCGS # 35825) .
Estimated Value $10,000-UP.
Ex Dr. George P. French-B. Max Mehl 1929 FPL, lot 114-T. James Clarke 1944-B. Max Mehl 1948-Dr. William H. Sheldon-ANS Collection-transferred from the ANS Collection to R. E. Naftzger 1/26/2001 in exchange for the original coin donated to the ANS by George Clapp-then to Tom Reynolds in 1/2002.
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