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1796 S-96 R6 Draped Bust VG8+.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:10,000.00 USD Estimated At:20,000.00 USD
1796 S-96 R6 Draped Bust VG8+.
1796 S-96 R6 Draped Bust. VG-8 Plus. Sharpness F12 or slightly better but there are several rim bruises on each side, the strongest one left of the lowest curl. The surfaces are very slightly rough, mostly in the fields and protected areas, but this minor roughness is mostly hidden under a glossy dark olive and steel patina with lighter steel brown toning covering the highpoints. The two-tone contrast accents the details and enhances the eye appeal. The date and legends are clear, the reverse details especially strong for the grade. EDS, Breen state I, without any trace of the usually present bisecting reverse die crack. Graded VF25 net F12 and tied for CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #26603. Called F12 net VG8 and CC#6 in the Bland census. Removed from an NCS slab graded VF details with rim and environmental damage (NCS label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2858.
Estimated Value $20,000-UP.
Ex Denis Loring 5/74-Dr. Bob Shalowitz 7/74-William R. T. Smith 8/1/76-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:19274.

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