Lot 82
1796 S-108 R4 Draped Bust, Reverse of 1794. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Frosty steel brown and chocolate with lustrous lighter steel brown faded down from mint color in protected areas on the reverse. Faint specks of darker toning are scattered over the obverse but they are not distracting and the eye appeal is excellent. The only notable mark is a dull nick under the E in ONE. Sharply struck LDS, Breen state V, with all the die cracks described by Breen. The fields are satiny and smooth on both sides but the portrait and LIBERTY are covered with uniform very fine die rust, a characteristic of the latest state mentioned by Breen. A neat die state that must be seen to be fully appreciated. Graded MS60 net AU50 and CC#2 behind the ANS example in the Noyes census, his photo #33738. Bland says AU55 and tied for CC#1 with the ANS coin. Our grade is MS60. The attribution and Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label. Pop 1; none finer at PCGS for the variety. Only 2 examples graded at PCGS (PCGS # 35795) .
Estimated Value $30,000-UP.
Ex Ossie's Coin Shop-Jim McGuigan 11/1994.
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