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1797 1C No Stems. VF35 PCGS. S-133, B-29, R.5

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:1,100.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1797 1C No Stems. VF35 PCGS. S-133, B-29, R.5
<B>1797 1C Reverse of 1797, No Stems. VF35 PCGS. S-133, B-29, R.5.</B></I> <B>Bland VF20; tied for CC-5. Noyes VF20; tied for CC-4. Photo #23088. Our EAC Grade VF20.<BR><BR>Equivalents.</B></I> Clapp-Newcomb 16; EAC 28; <I>Encyclopedia</B></I> 1713; PCGS #1425.<BR><B><BR>Variety. </B></I>IB parallel, lean right. No stems, leaf at upright of D. The obverse appears on S-133 and NC-7. The reverse appears on S-131, S-132, and S-133.<BR><B><BR>Surfaces. </B></I>The sharpness of this piece is slightly finer, although the obverse device has several faint scratches that are now toned over and nearly invisible. The reverse has a small rim nick over M in AMERICA and a small greenish spot inside the right branch. Otherwise, it is a pleasing cent with glossy medium brown patina and hints of reddish color in the protected areas. Partially Reeded Edge.<BR><B><BR>Die State V.</B></I> The latest die state that Breen recorded, with an obverse die crack from the border to the neck, and another from the border to the lowest hair curl, the latter crack faint. Heavy obverse clash marks are clearly visible, and a narrow reverse rim break affects five dentils over IC.<BR><B><BR>Appearances. </B></I>The obverse and reverse are illustrated in Noyes (2007).<BR><B><BR>Census.</B></I> Two of the top three pieces are in the ANS Collection, placing this coin in a tie for second finest in collectors' hands. Bland records the collectible census as: 25-25-20-20-12-12. Noyes ranks the top six collectible pieces as: 30-20-20-20-12-10. <BR><BR><B>Commentary.</B></I> The edge has evidence of diagonal reeding, similar to that found on certain other varieties of 1797 and 1798 large cents. Walter Breen enumerated several different edge characteristics in his <I>Large Cent Encyclopedia</B></I>, suggesting that all coins sharing specific characteristics must have originated with the same planchet supplier.<BR><BR><B>Provenance.</B></I> <I>Stack's (10/1957); C. Douglas Smith; Dr. Robert Schuman; Superior (6/2000), lot 156.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Personality.</B></I> <B>Eberhart Klumback</B></I> (a.k.a. Everhart Klumbach) signed the Mint Rules and Regulations document in January 1793. The January 1796 payroll records him as an assistant melter at the Mint.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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