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1797 1C Reverse of 1797. No Stems. XF40 PCGS.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:2,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1797 1C Reverse of 1797. No Stems. XF40 PCGS.
<B>1797 1C Reverse of 1797. No Stems. XF40 PCGS. S-143, B-31, R.5.</B></I> <B>Bland VF30; CC-4. Noyes VF30; CC-4. Photo #23058. Our EAC Grade VF30.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Equivalents.</B></I> Proskey 6; Doughty 97; McGirk 4A; Clapp-Newcomb 27; EAC 31; <I>Encyclopedia</B></I> 1714; PCGS #1425.<BR><BR><B>Variety. </B></I>Style II Letters. Curved tail to R. No stems, leaf at curve of D. The obverse appears on S-142 and S-143. The reverse appears on 1796 NC-7, 1797 S-143, and 1797 NC-8.<BR><BR><B>Surfaces.</B></I> A lovely light tan example of this important cent, possibly cleaned and recolored, but highly attractive. The surfaces are slightly rough in areas, but not severely so. The reverse has a small mark over the A in STATES. Partially Reeded Edge.<BR><BR><B>Die State III.</B></I> Faint reverse clash marks inside the wreath and around the fraction.<BR><BR><B>Appearances. </B></I>The obverse and reverse are illustrated in Noyes (2007).<BR><BR><B>Census.</B></I> The fourth finest known behind three XF pieces, including one in the ANS Collection, placing this piece as third best in collectors' hands. Three of the top six coins known today, including this Husak specimen, were unknown to Sheldon in 1958.<BR><BR><B>Commentary.</B></I> This is the rare Stemless Wreath variety, called Rarity-7 with just 12 known to Sheldon in <I>Penny Whimsy</B></I>. Earlier, Sheldon rated the S-143 just Rarity-6. Like most other varieties, quite a few have been found in the last 50 years. However, even today the variety is still a solid R-5 rarity.<BR><BR><B>Provenance.</B></I> <I>Jack Collins (2/1976); C. Douglas Smith; Dr. Robert Schuman; Superior (6/2000), lot 168, $5,750.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Personality.</B></I> <B>Jack Collins</B></I> (1939-1996) was a cataloger and researcher from Southgate, California. He cataloged the Robinson S. Brown, Jr., Collection in 1986 and the Philip Van Cleave Collection in the same year. Collins purchased a portion of the B. Max Mehl estate in 1960. He formed a collection of over 300 large cents that was sold by Bowers and Ruddy in 1977 as part of the Fairfield Collection. Collins served as publisher of Walter Breen's <I>Half Cent Encyclopedia</B></I> (d.b.a. American Institute of Numismatic Research) and provided considerable assistance to the editor of Breen's <I>Large Cent Encyclopedia</B></I>.<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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