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1797 1C Reverse of 1797. AU55 PCGS. S-128, B-23,

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1797 1C Reverse of 1797. AU55 PCGS. S-128, B-23,
<B>1797 1C Reverse of 1797. AU55 PCGS. S-128, B-23, R.3.</B></I> <B>Bland XF45; tied for CC-4. Noyes XF40; tied for CC-8. Photo #23012. Our EAC Grade XF40.<BR><BR>Equivalents.</B></I> Proskey 18; Doughty 109; McGirk 17A, 17B; Clapp-Newcomb 11; EAC 23; <I>Encyclopedia</B></I> 1710; PCGS #1422.<BR><B><BR>Variety. </B></I>1, 7, and R all touch bust and hair. M corrected from E. The obverse appears on S-128. The reverse appears on S-128 and S-129.<BR><B><BR>Surfaces.</B></I> Glossy olive and dark greenish-brown surfaces, intermingled with splashes of deeper steel. Generally well struck, although Liberty's profile and the leaves right of the ribbon bow are poorly defined. A few faint surface marks and slight verdigris are of little overall significance.<BR><BR><B>Die State VIII.</B></I> A nearly terminal die state with extensive cracks across the shattered obverse die. Two die cracks in the left obverse field are parallel, and with light in the right angle, actually look like a sloped surface from the upper crack to the lower crack.<BR><BR><B>Appearances.</B></I> The reverse is illustrated in <I>Early American Cents</B></I>. The obverse and reverse are illustrated in Noyes (2007).<BR><BR><B>Census.</B></I> Just three or four AU pieces are currently recorded, followed by about a dozen coins in the XF grade levels.<BR><BR><B>Commentary.</B></I> This is another variety with a delightful array of die states for the specialist to consider.<BR><BR><B>Provenance.</B></I> <I>Dr. Thomas Hall (9/1909); Virgil M. Brand; M.C. Brown; Thomas Warfield (Associated Coin Auction Co., 10/1955), lot 1159; Dorothy Paschal; Dr. William H. Sheldon (1/1957);</B></I> <I>C. Douglas Smith; Dr. Robert A. Schuman; Superior (6/2000), lot 150; Chris Victor-McCawley.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Personality. Jack Beymer</B></I> was born in Fairmont, Minnesota, on April 30, 1933, and educated in California, attending Modesto Junior College, Sacramento State College, and University of California at Berkeley. He and his wife (Sondra Ross) were married on March 10, 1966, and have two children. Prior to his career as a coin dealer that began in 1967, he worked as a dairyman, accountant for Gallo Wineries, a food inspector for the Department of Agriculture, and a buyer for Consolidated Foods. Today, Beymer operates his coin business in Santa Rosa, California, and specializes in early copper, although he handles the entire range of U.S. coinage.<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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