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1793

LOT 8 1793 S-8 R3 Wreath Cent, Vine & Bars Edge VG10 Choice glossy light olive and medium chocolate brown. Smooth and quite nice for the grade, just evenly worn. The only notable marks are a small rim bruise left of the lower curls and another over TA in STATES. LDS, Breen state III, with strong swelling in the center of the reverse. The date is bold and the legends are clear. $5,500

Ex Jack Beymer 4/23/1994

LOT 9

1793 S-9 R2 Wreath Cent, Vine & Bars Edge VG7 Sharpness F12 but covered with fine roughness under slightly glossy dark olive brown and steel toning. No verdigris but there are myriad fine hairline scratches on both sides, all blending nicely into the natural toning. The best identifying mark is a small, shallow planchet flake or pit in the field before the neck. LDS, Breen state VIII. The die cracks at CA are strong with swelling in the leaves below, and there is a small internal cud inside the bottom of the N in UNITED. The date and legends are complete and clear. Graded net VG7 by Del Bland. $4,200

Ex David Bland, Jr. Galleries 2/8/1982-Jack H. Robinson, Superior 1/29/1989:10 (lot ticket included)

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