1795 1C S-76b, BN MS(PCGS#35723)

The March 2011 Baltimore Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

274

Grade

AU50

Price

4,888

Lot Description

1795 Liberty Cap Cent. S-76B. Rarity-1. Plain Edge. AU-50 (PCGS). CAC. Mostly even light-brown patina greets the viewer from both sides, a few glints of pale-rose tinting confined to the protected areas around the denomination ONE CENT on the reverse. The strike is generally bold, although a few planchet flaws (as made) in isolated peripheral areas explain why a couple of letters in the reverse legend are softly impressed. The only sizeable blemish is an as-struck planchet flaw on the obverse at the front of Liberty's bust. Lightly worn, as befits the AU grade from PCGS.