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1793 1C Chain, AMERICA, Periods, S-4, B-5, R.3, AU50 PCGS....
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Description
1793 S-4 Chain Cent, AU50
Distinctive Periods Obverse Variety
Among the Top Dozen of the Variety
1793 1C Chain, AMERICA, Periods, S-4, B-5, R.3, AU50 PCGS.
Ex: Koshkarian. Breen Die State III, a late die state with two
cracks from the obverse border at 8 o'clock. This is the last Chain
cent variety struck in March 1793 before the Wreath design was
introduced the next month, per popular numismatic scholarship.
Periods following the date and LIBERTY make attribution immediate,
as the obverse die appears nowhere else in the series. The
treatment of Liberty's hair differs from the other Chain cent
varieties and may suggest a different engraver for this obverse
die. The Sheldon-4 is generally considered the last of the Chain
cents produced prior to introduction of the Wreath cents.This lovely cent exhibits smooth and glossy chocolate-brown surfaces with no planchet flaws. Trivial contact marks include a few light nicks and pinpricks that are mostly hidden in the devices. William C. Noyes conservatively grades this piece net VF30 and 12th finest in his census, while we agree with Bob Grellman's VF35 grade. Del Bland's Condition Census in Walter Breen's Large Cent Encyclopedia records coins grading MS63, MS60, AU55, XF45 (3), and XF40 (4). Although not recorded in Bland's census, this piece would rank as tied for 11th finest in that listing. Our EAC grade VF35. PCGS Periods Obverse Population: 4 in 50, 9 finer. PCGS S-4 Population: 3 in 50, 3 finer (11/21).
Ex: Old Philadelphia Collection; Harry Laibstain Rare Coins; National Gold Company; Thomas D. Reynolds (5/7/1997); Jack Wadlington; Bob Grellman and Chris McCawley (6/30/2005); Daniel W. Holmes, Jr. (Goldberg Auctions, 9/2009), lot 6; Haig Koshkarian Collection (Goldberg Auctions, 2/2017), lot 3.
From The Arizona Collection.
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 223F, Variety PCGS# 35444, Base PCGS# 91341, Greysheet# 76721)
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Auction Info
2022 January 12 - 16 FUN US Coins Signature® Auction - Orlando FUN #1341 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
January, 2022
12th-16th
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