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1794 S-29 R2 MS65+ Brown PCGS, CAC Approved. ...
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1794 HEAD OF 1794 CENT, MS65+ BROWN
THE FINEST GRADED S-29
1794 S-29 R2 MS65+ Brown PCGS, CAC Approved. Choice lustrous
medium brown and light chocolate with traces of faded mint red
showing outside the wreath. Both sides are covered with unbroken
satiny mint frost and this cent has outstanding eye appeal. The
surfaces are nearly flawless. The best identifying marks are a tiny
nick between the bases of the 1 & 7 in the date, a small spot of
slightly darker toning low on the cap, another spot midway between
the second S in STATES and the O in OF, and a tiny hairline under
the E in ONE. M-LDS, Heck die state 3, Breen state III, with a fine
die crack from the dentils through the R in AMERICA, myriad fine
die cracks in the obverse fields, and clear die clashmarks inside
the wreath at ON and CE. Another beautiful 1794 cent in this
outstanding collection. The obverse is plated to illustrate the die
in Dr. Sheldon's Penny Whimsy, and the reverse is plated in
the 1893 Frossard-Hays reference on the cents of 1794. Both sides
are illustrated in the Breen Encyclopedia and in the 1923 Chapman
reference on the cents of 1794. Called MS62 Choice and CC#1 in the
Noyes census, his photo # 22675. Bland says MS60 as well but tied
for CC#3 behind two unconfirmed examples in his list. This
cataloger's EAC grade is MS63. A very significant cent that comes
with a long provenance that includes many highly distinguished
numismatists. The attribution and Gerrie Collection provenance are
noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; none finer.
35552.65+/26772320.Ex W. W. Hays (who added the attribution to the edge in light yellow ink) 1900-Charles Steigerwalt 1906-Charles Zug, Lyman H. Low 3/7/1907:24-Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau & Co. 2/7/1945:41-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/1976-Del Bland-John W. Adams, Bowers & Ruddy 1982 FPL, lot 21-Del Bland 10/1984-Dr. Allen Bennett-Walter J. Husak, Heritage Auctions 2/15/2008:2031-Paul Gerrie, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/3/2013:18-The Liberty Cap Foundation.
Paul H. Gerrie, Jr., who was born in 1944, operated a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania consulting business, Questa Petroleum. He developed a strong interest in fine wine during his business travel, and pursued that interest with the purchase of a vineyard in McMinnville, Oregon in 1992. He began collecting Lincoln cents in the mid-1950s, and eventually migrated to large cents. He formed an exceptional collection of high-quality early cents with a focus on 1794 cent varieties.
From The Collections of Walter J. Husak and The Liberty Cap Foundation.
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 223P, Variety PCGS# 35552, Base PCGS# 901374, Greysheet# 76753)
Metal: 100% Copper
Weight: 13.48 grams
Weight: 0.48oz
Auction Info
2024 January 4 The Collection of Walter J. Husak and the Liberty Cap Foundation US Coins Signature® Auction - Orlando FUN #1370 (go to Auction Home page)
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