Lot 11
1794 S-71 R2 Head of 1795 PCGS graded AU58, CAC Approved. Frosty medium brown and chocolate with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Sharply struck offering excellent eye appeal. The only defects are a tick on the top of the 7 and a couple more above the 9. MDS, Breen state IV, showing clashmarks on both sides and a few light die cracks on the obverse. The crack at RT in LIBERTY has not formed. Graded EF40 and tied for CC#6 in the Noyes census, his photo #28851. Bland also says EF40 but tied for CC#7. A sharp, very attractive cent. Our grade is EF40+. The attribution and Koshkarian provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 2 finer in 61 for the variety. Estimate Value $17,000 - UP
Ex Norman Stack-Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/1988:104-Tony Terranova-R. E. (Ted) Naftzger, Jr., 1989 EAC Sale, lot 46-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 1/27/1996:99-unknown-Chris McCawley 2/2010-Paul Gerrie (The Northwest Collection), McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/2013:42 (includes the Gerrie lot ticket).
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| Realized $15,275 |
