Lot 83
1796 S-109 R3 Draped Bust, Reverse of 1794. PCGS graded AU-55+. CAC Approved. Very attractive glossy medium chocolate brown and steel with frosty tan and light steel brown in protected areas. Flawless except for a few trivial contact marks. The notable ones are a pair of dull rim nicks at the L in LIBERTY, a hairline scratch close over the hair ribbon, and a nick very close before the nose even with the bottom of the eye. M-LDS, Breen state IV late. The radial die crack from the rim down through the upright of the T in LIBERTY fades into the hair below the ear. The earlier die crack from the lowest curl passes through the top of the date before meandering through the bust and passing to the rim off the bust tip. This is a very attractive cent with a sharp, even strike. Graded AU50 net EF45 and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #59088. Our grade is AU50 net EF45 as well. The second finest is graded VF30 and is impounded in the ANS Collection, so this one is really special. 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 # 35798) .
Estimated Value $35,000-UP.
Ex American Numismatic Rarities 3/9/2005:1129 (an old collection pillbox and the ANR lot ticket are included).
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