1794 C-9 R2 EF45. Glossy light olive and chocolate brown with lighter brown toning in protected areas. Great eye appeal for the grade. The only "defects" are microscopic pre-striking planchet chips mixed in with some equally tiny tick marks scattered over both sides. These marks are concentrated in the field before the portrait and inside the wreath, and they are visible only with the aid of a good glass. The best identifying mark is a hint of reddish chocolate toning under ME in AMERICA. LDS, Manley state 3.0, with a clear rim cud break just left of the fraction. The obverse is perfectly centered on the planchet while the reverse is off very slightly to K-8.
Removed from an NGC slab graded AU55 (NGC label included, #1822907-002, and it shows the Cohen attribution). Weight 106.4 grains.
Estimated Value $5,000-UP.
Ex "A private collector"-Rare Coin Wholesalers 11/1/2007.
The Whister Collection
