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1797 1C Reverse of 1797. AU55 PCGS. S-140, B-22,

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:1,900.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1797 1C Reverse of 1797. AU55 PCGS. S-140, B-22,
<B>1797 1C Reverse of 1797. AU55 PCGS. S-140, B-22, R.1.</B></I> <B>Bland XF40; tied for CC-9. Noyes XF40; tied for CC-7. Photo #23130. Our EAC Grade XF45.<BR><BR>Equivalents.</B></I> Proskey 13; Doughty 104; McGirk 9A, 9B, 9C, 9D, 9E; Clapp-Newcomb 23; EAC 22; <I>Encyclopedia</B></I> 1711; PCGS #1422.<BR><B><BR>Variety. </B></I>B and T are broken. Die scratches from fraction bar and left stem. The obverse appears on S-140. The reverse appears on S-139 and S-140.<BR><B><BR>Surfaces.</B></I> A frosty steel-brown piece with traces of luster on each side. The number ‘47' is faintly inked in the right obverse field. A few inconsequential scratches and abrasions can be seen if the piece is examined closely.<BR><BR><B>Die State VII.</B></I> Nearly the terminal die state, and it would probably qualify except the faint crack from the rim to N has not formed, and the die is only lightly bulged at TED.<BR><BR><B>Appearances.</B></I> The obverse and reverse are illustrated in Breen's <I>Large Cent Encyclopedia</B></I> for State IX, and in Noyes (2007).<BR><BR><B>Census.</B></I> One example is graded Mint State according to Noyes, followed by three AU50 coins and a small number of XF pieces, including this example. <BR><BR><B>Commentary.</B></I> Here is another common 1797 cent variety, probably about the same as S-138 but not as common as S-139. For the date or type collector looking for a nice, higher-grade circulated type piece, this is the variety of choice.<BR><BR><B>Provenance.</B></I> <I>Leonard Kusterer; Benjamin H. Levin; Denis W. Loring (5/1984); C. Douglas Smith (3/1992); Eric Streiner; Superior (10/1992), lot 87, $1,925; Donald H. Kagin and Andrew Lustig; Robert W. Miller, Sr. (7/1993); Bowers and Merena Galleries; Bowers and Merena (11/1994), lot 3357; Bowers and Merena Galleries; Heritage Rare Coin Galleries; Heritage (6/1995), lot 6180; Heritage (8/1995 Bullet Sale), lot 1005; Heritage (11/1995 Bullet Sale), lot 14, $1,100; Bud Lee (3/1997); Daniel Trollan.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Personality. Daniel Trollan</B></I> is an auto technician in Durango, Colorado, who began collecting coins during his childhood. He has formed an excellent collection of choice 1794 cents.<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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