Lot 249
1794 S-23 R4+ VF20. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy light olive and chocolate with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. The surfaces are smooth and this cent offers excellent eye appeal for the grade. The only notable marks are a tiny rim bruise over the top of the cap, a thin diagonal nick at the right top of the wreath, and a minor rim bruise over the right edge of the D in UNITED. LDS, Breen state V, with all the die cracks described by Breen and obvious swelling at ENT. Graded VF25 net VF20 and tied for CC#7 in the Noyes census, his photo #25109. Estimate Value $4,000 - UP
Ex Tom Reynolds 5/27/1989-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., 1997 EAC Sale, lot 101-Walter Husak, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/21/1998:1106 (via Don Valenziano)-Chuck Heck Collection (includes both lot tickets).
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| Realized $8,519 |
