Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

1793 S-10 R4 Wreath Cent Fair-2. Variety with a Vine & Bars Edge. Clipped Planchet. Sharpness at least G6 on the obverse but the planchet is covered with light to moderate corrosion mixed with planchet striations, strongest on the reverse. Slightly glossy medium chocolate brown blending to darker chocolate on the reverse. There are a few light scratches hidden in the roughness but no verdigris. The 179 in the date is clear but the 3 is quite faint. Later die state with obvious die failure at the dentils before the face. The major feature of this cent is a rather large curved planchet clip behind the lower half of the portrait, as struck. Major planchet clips are rarely seen on 1793 cents.
Estimated Value $400-UP.