1795 C-4 R3 EF40. Choice glossy medium brown and light chocolate with darker chocolate brown toning outlining the devices on both sides. This piece offers outstanding eye appeal. The only marks are the usual microscopic pre-striking planchet chips on the portrait, near the dentils at the bottom of the obverse, and inside the wreath. The remainder of the planchet is smooth and slightly reflective. A very tiny spot of carbon near the dentils left of the cap is the best identifying mark. MDS, Manley state 2.0. Gentle bulges cover much of the field before the portrait and nearly vertical die polishing lines are clearly visible in the field before the neck. Placed 4th in the Half Cent Happening at the 2005 EAC Convention.
Removed from an NGC slab graded XF40 (NGC label included, #274671-009). Weight 76.1 grains.
Estimated Value $3,000-UP.
Ex Mrs. R. Henry Norweb, Bowers & Merena 10/12/1987:18-Martin Paul, Superior 1/30/1988:31-Jim McGuigan 2/2/1988-Dr. Wallace Lee, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/25/2003:106.
The Whister Collection
