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LOT 118

1796 S-90 R5+ Liberty Cap AG3 Several points sharper but the surfaces are a bit uneven, lightly corroded under rather glossy dark chocolate brown toning. No verdigris and the best identifying mark is a tiny diagonal nick on the E in CENT. Struck with the reverse rotated 170 degrees CCW, nearly head-to-head. The date and legends are easily readable. Graded G6 net AG3 by Noyes, his photo #63492. Also graded AG3 by Del Bland. Comes with a nice provenance for a relatively modest cent. $500 Ex Richard Picker-Dr. Charles L. Ruby-Superior Galleries (privately)-Del Bland-Richard H. Wright, Bowers & Ruddy 10/1977:761-Dr. Thomas S. Chalkley, Superior 1/28/1990:262 (plated) (includes both lot tickets)

LOT 119 1796 S-91 R3 Liberty Cap VG10 A few points sharper but covered with faint granularity hidden under glossy dark olive brown and steel toning. No verdigris and the only notable mark is a small planchet fissure near the rim left of the cap (as struck). M-LDS, Breen state VII, with an obvious bulge in the field left of the lower curls that weakens the opposing STA in STATES. The date is strong and the legends are clear except for that strike weakness at STA. $1,850

Ex Douglas F. Bird at the 1992 EAC Convention

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