1794 1/2C C-4a, BN MS(PCGS#35036)

February 2020 Pre-Long Beach U.S. & World Coin Auction #115

Auctioneer

Goldberg Auctioneers

Lot Number

412

Grade

AU50BN

Price

8,700

Lot Description

Lot 412 1794 C-4a R3 Small Edge Letters. PCGS graded AU-50. CAC.Beautiful glossy light to medium brown. The surfaces are smooth and the only marks are a very tiny rim bruise over BE in LIBERTY and a small but more intrusive rim bump just left of the fraction. Otherwise this cent is absolutely choice and the eye appeal is outstanding. Rare E-MDS, Manley state 2.0, with die clashmarks on both sides but no trace of a bulge in the field at the bottom of the cap. This is the Cohen plate coin for the early die state of the obverse in the second edition of his standard reference on half cents (page 11, American Half Cents, 1982). Our grade is VF35. Comes with a nice provenance. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 4 finer: 1 in 58, 1 in 63+, 2 in 66.(PCGS # 35036) Value $6,000 - UP Ex Willard C. Blaisdell-William K. Raymond-Roger S. Cohen, Jr., Superior 2/2/1992:20-The Widok Collection.