Large Cents 1794 S-19a R5+ Head and Edge of 1793 XF40 PCGS

Large Cents
1794 S-19a R5+ Head and Edge of 1793 XF40 PCGS. Glossy tan mottled with darker steel brown. A sharp cent with a few faint contact marks including with two extremely fine hairline scratches in the right obverse field and a few others on the shoulder, all invisible to the unaided eye. In addition, there is a patch of extremely fine roughness on the neck and another in the field opposite the mouth and neck. This roughness is nearly invisible without the aid of a good glass. EDS, Heck die state 2, Breen state I, with a minor bulge in the field below the cap and a short radial crack from a dentil between the M & E in AMERICA. An attractive cent for the grade, especially for a Head of 1793. This is the discovery coin for the sub-variety, first identified by Harlan P. Smith prior to the sale of his collection in May of 1906. Listed as VF30 and finest known in both the Noyes and Bland census rankings, Noyes photo #21801. This cataloger's EAC grade is VF30. This is the Noyes plate coin for the variety and the obverse is illustrated in the Tom Morley grading guide for 1794 cents. The attribution and Smith Discovery Coin provenance are noted on the PCGS Gold Shield label. PCGS population 1; none finer. 35516.40/81233628.
Ex Harlan P. Smith, S. H. & H. Chapman 5/8/1906:1071-S. H. & H. Chapman (privately)-Henry C. Hines 1944-Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/19/1972-R. E. Naftzger, Jr. 2/23/1992-Eric Streiner-George E. Ewing, Jr. 12/22/1994-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/ Goldbergs 9/6/2009:32-Walter J. Husak 5/4/2013-Jon A. Boka, Heritage Auctions 9/8/2016:53-The Arizona Collection, Heritage Auctions 1/12/2022:3007-Walter J. Husak Collection.

Heritage sold the Arizona Collection, formed by Mike Gasvoda, in January 2022. The collection included many important cents such as Harlan Smith's discovery coin of 1794 S-19a that is offered here. Gasvoda, a long-time, enthusiastic numismatist primarily focuses his interests in the diverse field of ancient coinage. A four-decade member of the American Numismatic Association, he has also served on the board of trustees of the American Numismatic Society, alongside Walt Husak and Dan Holmes.
From The Collections of Walter J. Husak and The Liberty Cap Foundation.

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