Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

1796 S-91 R3 Liberty Cap VG10+. A point or two sharper but there are a few too many minor marks for the higher grade. No corrosion or verdigris. Most of the marks are tiny pre-striking planchet chips that didn't completely disappear when the planchet was struck. This was a result of the very late state of the obverse die where die swelling and cracks weakened the strike left of the lowest curls, and that resulted in weakness on the opposing legend at D-STA. Otherwise the only notable marks are an arcing scratch through the N in UNITED and a shallow planchet flake at the top of that E (as struck). Attractive glossy chocolate brown and steel. LDS, Breen state VII, with horizontal die cracks in the field before the portrait and obvious swelling on both sides of the portrait. The date is bold and the legends are strong except for weakness at D-STA as previously mentioned. A decent example of a neat die state.
Estimated Value $600-UP.
Ex Robert Hallam 7/1992-Robert E. Vail-Rod Burress 10/2007.