Lot 25
1797 S-135 R3 Reverse of 1797 PCGS graded MS64 Brown. Beautiful glossy medium steel brown and chocolate with frosty lighter brown and golden tan faded down from mint color in protected areas. Underlying mint luster covers the planchet and this cent offers outstanding eye appeal. The only defects, and they are mint made, are a shallow low spot at the ear lobe and another over the N in ONE, both the result of grease on the die. Otherwise everything is sharply struck. M-LDS, Breen state III, with a subtle bulge at D-ST. Most likely a survivor from the famous Nichols Hoard of mint state cents (see the story of the Nichols Hoard in the description of the 1796 S-119 offered earlier). Our grade is MS62. Noyes says MS62 and tied for CC#3, his photo #56590. Del Bland grades this cent MS63. The attribution and Koshkarian provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 2 finer, 1 in 64+, 1 in 65 for the variety. Estimate Value $12,500 - UP
Ex 1982 ANA Sale, Steve Ivy Numismatic Auctions 8/1982:1500-Julian Leidman-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz-C. Douglas Smith 10/1982-G. Lee Kuntz, Superior 10/6/1991:152-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/2005:3157-Tony Terranova 2/2005.
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| Realized $15,275 |
