2024 EAC Sale

EARLY CENTS AUCTIONS

LOT 242 1796 S-95 R5+ Draped Bust G4. Sharpness at least VG8 on the obverse and F12 on the reverse, but moderately corroded. No contact marks. Slightly glossy dark olive brown and steel with hints of greenish patina in protected areas. The date and legends are clear except for weakness at LI in LIBERTY. Nice details for the very tough variety, but not the most attractive cent in this sale.

LOT 241 1796 S-95 R5+ Draped Bust AG3+. A point or two sharper but there is very fine roughness in the fields and protected areas while the highpoints are smooth. Traces of shallow reddish verdigris show in the field along the profile and around the hair ribbon. The only contact marks are some fine vertical hairline scratches through the center of the reverse. Slightly glossy chocolate and olive brown. The date and legends are easily readable but some letters are weak. Not perfect but still very close to net G4.

Ex Bowers & Merena 11/12/1998:1065-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth 3/15/2016-Mike Gebhardt-Kevin Vinton-Heritage Auctions 8/2018:7038-the Clackamas Collection (includes the Ellsworth and Vinton envelopes and the Bowers lot ticket)

Ex Kevin Vinton-the Clackamas Collection

 LATE STATE S-96 RARITY

LOT 243 1796 S-96 R6 Draped Bust AG3. Sharpness VG8 with the date and legends complete and all readable, but the surfaces are dull and covered with moderate granularity. Dark olive brown and steel. No verdigris but there are a pair of dull digs on the reverse, the larger one at the top of T in CENT and the smaller one below that T. Late die state with a clear bisecting crack across the reverse passing through CENT.

Discovered unattributed on eBay 6/28/2021-David Hatfield-the Clackamas Collection

Saturday, May 18 th , 2024 5PM EST

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