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1794

LOT 83

1794 S-70 R2 Head of 1795 VF25 Five points sharper with a few light contact marks on smooth, attractive surfaces. The notable marks are a few tiny ticks on the portrait, a dull tick hidden in the hair right of the bottom of the cap, a nick on the truncation above the 9, and a light rim bruise at the U in UNITED. Glossy light brown. LDS, Breen state IV. The die crack at TY is strong and there is a clear die clashmarks from Ms Liberty’s nose below ER in AMERICA. A sharp cent that has excellent eye appeal. $4,000

Ex Stack’s-Joel Spingarn 4/24/1993 (includes the Spingarn collection envelope and a Stack’s sale ticket)

LOT 84 1794 S-71 R2 Head of 1795 F15+ Sharpness VF30 or better but the surfaces are a bit uneven and there is light corrosion on the reverse, particularly on the right side. Traces of hard verdigris are visible around ICA. Glossy medium brown with small splashes of dark reddish brown on the reverse. MDS, Breen IV, with die cracks on the obverse. The date and legends are strong and the eye appeal is rather nice in spite of the imperfect surfaces. $3,250

Ex Lucius S. Ruder, Stack’s 9/1987:346-Chris McCawley (as RVM) 11/4/1987-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:101-Phillip Clover, Heritage Auctions 9/6/2012:3074 (as net VF25) (includes the first 2 lot tickets)

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