1796 1C S-116, BN MS(PCGS#35834)

September 2009 Pre-Long Beach Auction #54 - 9/09 Hawaii Collection

Auctioneer

Goldberg Auctioneers

Lot Number

199

Grade

BustVF-20

Price

6,900

Lot Description

Sharpness VF35 with a few light contact marks and areas of very fine roughness. There is fine granularity covering the area at the date, a small patch of microscopic roughness at the dentils left of the L in LIBERTY, and a pitmark and dusting of very fine corrosion at the dentils over E in AMERICA. The notable contact marks are a fine vertical hairline scratch from just above the bust fading out in the field before the lips, a small rim nick at D in UNITED, and a short line of small pinpricks left of the C in CENT. Glossy chocolate brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints and lighter steel brown toning in protected areas of the obverse. The date and legends are all strong. LDS, Breen state II</B>, with fine die clashmarks on the obverse. Called VF30 net VF20 and tied for CC#4 in the Bland census. Noyes says VF35 net VF20 and tied for CC#3, photo #23898. DWH #2749. <BR>Estimated Value $5,000-UP. <I><BR>Ex Walter Breen-Dorothy Paschal 11/77-Myles Z. Gerson-Dr. Phil Ralls 5/2/97-Jack Wadlington (via Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley) 6/30/05.</I>