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1797 S-120a R3 Reverse of 1796 with Plain (Partially

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:2,000.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 USD
1797 S-120a R3 Reverse of 1796 with Plain (Partially
1797 S-120a R3 Reverse of 1796 with Plain (Partially Beaded) Edge. PCGS graded EF-45. Lightly cleaned and nicely retoned a glossy chocolate and light olive brown with hints of bluish steel overtone on the obverse. The surfaces are smooth, free of any hint of corrosion or verdigris. The only marks are some faint hairline scratches on the cheek and a longer one across the neck into the hair at left. Double struck on both sides with sharp doubling clearly visible on the date and most of the devices, strongest on the date and LIBERTY. The offset between impressions is less than a millimeter. Looking at this cent makes your eyes tired as they try in vain to bring the doubling into focus. MDS, Breen die state III. A faint die crack passes through LIBERTY and there is minor crumbling on the profile of Ms. Liberty, but crumbling has not formed on the top of the I in LIBERTY. The edge is commonly called "Plain," but as Breen points out it is really a partially beaded edge, Breen edge II. Breen’s edge I is "gripped" with strong depressions or "gripmarks" in portions of the edge in addition to the usual raised lumps or bumps (see S-120b). Our grade is VF30. At the lower end of the CC for the variety. DWH #2832.
Estimated Value $4,000-UP.
Ex Catherine E. Bullowa auction 12/4/05:373.

Our item number 142749