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1796

LOT 122 1796 S-93 R3 Draped Bust F12 Sharpness F15 but there is a spot of very fine roughness in the field just below the chin, and this spot has been carefully smoothed to minimize its effect. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth, free of any corrosion and showing only a few trivial marks. The only notable marks are a tiny, very light rim bruise left of the hair ribbon and another over the second S in STATES. Lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy olive and reddish chocolate brown. The smoothed spot in the field under the chin is a darker shade of chocolate. The date and legends are bold. LDS, Breen state IX, with cud breaks at ER and CA in AMERICA and a sunken retained cud over RIC, plus a small cud break connecting the left ribbon end to the rim below. An impressive late die state, but not quite the latest known. Called F15 net F12 and tied for CC#25 by Noyes, his photo #26887. An attractive cent in a neat die state, and it comes with an important provenance. $2,750

Ex Jules Reiver, Heritage Auctions 1/24/2006:19270-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/6/2009:153 (includes the Holmes collection envelope and Goldberg lot ticket)

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