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1797 S-133 R5 Stemless Wreath F12+

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:NA
1797 S-133 R5 Stemless Wreath F12+
SOLD
850.00USD+ buyer's premium (170.00)
This item SOLD at 2024 May 18 @ 20:01UTC-4 : AST/EDT
Sharpness at least VF30, one of the sharpest known of the variety, but there is a patch of fine reddish corrosion and greenish verdigris at ON and CEN, minor pitting elsewhere, and many tiny contact marks on both sides. That description might imply this cent is ugly but the eye appeal is decent, particularly on the obverse. Frosty steel brown with reddish brown tints in the fields and protected areas. Sharply struck M-LDS, Breen state IV, with strong die clashmarks on the obverse and a die crack to the neck. The date and legends are all strong. This cent comes with a very nice provenance. Ex Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau & Co. 2/16/1945:159 (as VF)-Milton A. Holmes, Stack's 10/1960:1395 (as VF25)-an Eastern Consignment, Superior 2/1976:1424-Del Bland-C. Douglas Smith-Jerry A. Bobbe-R. E. Naftzger, Jr. 12/11/1986-Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/1988:134-Philip Clover, Heritage Auctions 9/2012:3147-Terry Denman, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 6/2017:460-Matt Yohe 2/2018