Large Cents 1794 S-31 R1 MS64 Brown PCGS. Highly lustrous

Large Cents
1794 S-31 R1 MS64 Brown PCGS. Highly lustrous dark steel and olive brown with satiny, virtually flawless surfaces. The only marks, and they are trivial, are a tiny spot of lighter toning high on the cheekbone near the hair and a faint diagonal hairline under ENT in CENT. The sharp details and unbroken mint luster give this cent outstanding eye appeal. MDS, Heck die state 3, Breen state II. The die chips in the field left of the lower curls are prominent and die erosion is evident under MER. Called MS62 and CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #22632. Bland says MS60 and tied for CC#4. This cataloger's EAC grade is MS62. The attribution and Husak Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS Gold Shield label. PCGS population 2; 1 finer in 66. 35558.64/13457256.
Ex Philip H. Ward, Jr., Stack's 4/1964:799-Frank H. Masters, Jr., Rare Coin Company of America (RARCOA) 5/14/1971:57-Jerry A. Bobbe- RARCOA-Bruce Todd-RARCOA-Allen Harriman, Auction '83 (Superior 8/1983), lot 1522-Allen Harriman-Gary M. Ruttenberg-Dr. Allen Bennett 1/20/1998-Walter J. Husak, Heritage Auctions 2/15/2008:2033-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/6/2009:50- Greg Hannigan-Adam Mervis, Heritage Auctions 1/10/2014:2457-The Liberty Cap Foundation.

RARCOA sold the Frank H. Masters, Jr. collection in May 1971. Masters was the son of Frank Harris Masters and Clara Louise Roelkers. He was born in Gary, Lake County, Indiana on February 19, 1914, died in Chicago on May 23, 1985, and was buried in Joliet, Illinois. For several years he served as Illinois state attorney of Will County, and afterward, a special assistant Illinois attorney general.
From The Collections of Walter J. Husak and The Liberty Cap Foundation.

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