1794 1C Delicate Lower Lock, S-35, BN MS(PCGS#35570)

1794 1C Delicate Lower Lock, S-35, BN MS (PCGS#35570)

January 2019 Pre-Long Beach U.S. & World Coin Auction #109

Lot Description: Lot 135 1794 S-35 R5 PCGS graded VF25.Glossy medium steel brown and light chocolate with dark steel toning on some of the highpoints of the portrait. The only notable marks are some old, light hairline scratches in the field before the portrait; otherwise the surfaces are nice with only trivial contact marks. M-LDS, Breen state VII, with two strong die cracks on the obverse and a weaker one hidden in the hair above the 1 in the date. The date and legends are complete and strong, and the reverse is rotated 30 degrees clockwise from the normal head-to-foot die orientation. Graded VF20 net F15 and tied for CC#8 in the Bland census. Noyes says VF20 net F12 and tied for CC#8, his photo #28815. Our grade is F15. Comes with a provenance that includes some very prominent collectors of early cents. The attribution and Trollan provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 3 finer for the variety, 1 in 40, 2 in 50. Estimate Value $8,000 - UP Ex Denis Loring (who acquired it unattributed on the bourse of the 1981 ANA Convention)-Robert C. Clark (via Denis Loring) 9/1982-Jack H. Robinson, Superior 1/29/1989:59-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 1/27/1996:50-Jack Wadlington 6/2005-Bob Grellman and Chris McCawley 7/25/2005-Jon A. Boka 2008-Dan Trollan Collection (includes the Brown and Boka collection envelopes and both Superior lot tickets).