1793 1C S-11a, BN MS(PCGS#35465)

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

Auctioneer

Goldberg Auctioneers

Lot Number

18

Grade

AU53

Price

27,600

Lot Description

Lightly cleaned and expertly retoned glossy light chocolate brown. The retoning appears to be so natural that PCGS saw it as original color, hence the lofty grade they assigned. There are a few faint hairlines under the toning in the field left of the hair and a tiny spot of darker toning in that same area, but the eye appeal of the obverse is excellent. The reverse has a few very fine planchet flaws around the wreath ribbon, as so often seen on the planchets used for the three variants of Sheldon-11, plus a light rim bruise under the right side of the fraction. EDS, Breen state I</B>, before any die clashmarks. Called VF30 and tied for CC#8 in the Noyes census, his photo #59257. Our grade is VF30</B> as well. PCGS Population 1; The only one graded at PCGS for the variety.</B> DWH #3470. <BR>Estimated Value $20,000-UP. <I><BR>Ex Tom Reynolds 12/2002-Walter Husak, Heritage 2/15/08:2010.</I>