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1796 S-117 R5+ Draped Bust VG8

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:NA
1796 S-117 R5+ Draped Bust VG8
SOLD
440.00USD+ buyer's premium (88.00)
This item SOLD at 2024 May 18 @ 19:50UTC-4 : AST/EDT
Sharpness VF20 but the surfaces are covered with fine to moderate roughness mixed with a few small pits, and there are traces of greenish verdigris at the dentils over the second A in AMERICA where there is a deep pit. A short hairline scratch extends through the base of Y in LIBERTY. Rather glossy olive brown and chocolate with splashes of reddish light chocolate brown on both sides. The date and legends are all bold. Great detail but not attractive. Nonetheless this was the best example of the variety in the famous Holmes collection. MDS, Breen state III. A fine die crack extends through the tops of RTY. Ex Chris McCawley 2/27/1997-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/6/2009:200-Pierre Fricke Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/2017:350-the Clackamas Collection (includes the Fricke collection envelope and last lot ticket)