Lot 454
1797 S-127 R4 Reverse of 1797 PCGS Genuine, AU Details, Cleaning. Glossy dark olive brown and steel with lighter chocolate brown toning on the highpoints. The "Cleaning" is debatable and the toning is attractive in spite of being darker than normal. However a glass reveals microscopic granularity in the fields and protected areas, mostly on the reverse. No marks or verdigris. MDS, Breen state IV, with extensive die rust in the fields on the right side of the obverse plus strong vertical die lines up from the bust to the Y in LIBERTY (Breen calls this die "scaling" rather than rust). This cent was struck twice with a clear impression of another face and neck positioned 1-2 millimeters left of the normal profile of Miss Liberty. Graded VF30 net VF20 and CC#6 in the Noyes census, his photo #22941. Bland says VF20 and tied for CC#6. Our grade is net VF20+. Comes with a nice provenance. The attribution, Mint Error, and Double Struck features are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP
Ex Elliot Landau, New Netherlands Coin Co. #56, 6/1962:488-Glen Wallace-Abe Kosoff-Rare Coin Company of America 5/1974:842-William R. T. Smith-C. Douglas Smith.
|
| |
| Realized $1,998 |
