1794 1C Many-Haired, S-59, BN MS(PCGS#35639)

September 2021 Pre-Long Beach U.S. & World Coin Auction #123

Auctioneer

Goldberg Auctioneers

Lot Number

525

Grade

VF35

Price

3,000

Lot Description

Lot 525 1794 S-59 R3 NGC graded VF35.Light to medium brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints and a puff of slightly darker olive brown toning in the field below the cap. No roughness or verdigris, only minor contact marks. A pair of dull nicks on the truncation above the 4 and a collection of tiny chips at the dentils left of the fraction are the best identifying marks. EDS, Breen state I, before any die clashmarks or cracks. The date is bold and the legends are complete. Our grade is VF20.The attribution and Lou Alfonso Collection provenance are noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP Ex Douglas F. Bird 1/1996-Phillip W. Clover, Heritage Auctions 9/6/2012:3061-Douglas F. Bird-Greg Hannigan Rare Coins 6/12/2013-Lou Alfonso Collection.