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1796 C-1 R6 Fine-15+.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:62,500.00 USD Estimated At:125,000.00 - 150,000.00 USD
1796 C-1 R6 Fine-15+.
<Our item number 135994><B>1796 C-1 R6 Fine-15+. Fine-15 Plus.</B> No Pole. Close to VF20 and this piece has been called that by several prominent numismatists over the years. Rather glossy dark steel brown and chocolate. The surfaces are decent but a strong glass reveals traces of microscopic roughness on the both sides. None of the roughness is at all distracting but it does hold back the gloss a bit. There is no trace of verdigris, and the only notable contact marks are a sharp rim nick left of the bottom of the cap and a minor rim bruise under the date. The date is bold and the legends are strong, including HALF CENT. The bisecting obverse die crack is prominent. A highlight of this outstanding collection of US Half Cents. CC#5 for the variety. Weight 79.6 grains. Plated in the Gilbert half cent book and in Wayte Raymond&#39;s Standard Catalog to illustrate the No Pole variety. Comes with a long, distinguished provenance, as you might expect for such an important coin. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;125,000 - 1 50,000. <I><BR>Ex David Proskey &#40;privately&#41;-Hillyer Ryder-Ryder Estate 1928-Wayte Raymond 12/1944-New Netherlands Coin Co #44, 6/23/54:275-Mrs. R. Henry Norweb, Bowers & Merena 10/87:22-John Whitney Walter &#40;via Stack&#39;s&#41;-Jim McGuigan 7/93, Gene Braig 12/03.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 135994<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/48jpegs/135994.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/48jpegs/135994N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>