Large Cents 1794 S-44 R1 MS63 Brown PCGS. Lustrous light

Large Cents
1794 S-44 R1 MS63 Brown PCGS. Lustrous light to medium brown with a few small splashes of slightly lighter and darker toning on the reverse. Faint peeps of very faded mint color can be found in some protected areas. Sharply struck and nicely centered on the planchet. Just a few minor marks including a tiny scuff under the Y in LIBERTY, a diagonal nick under the chin, and a thin diagonal nick on the N in ONE. M-LDS, Heck die state 6, Breen state IV, with numerous die cracks on both sides, but the crack through the Y to the hair has not formed. Graded AU55 and finest known by 10 points in the Noyes census, his photo #21272. Graded MS60 and finest by 10 points in the Bland census. This cataloger's EAC grade is AU58, very close to MS60. Another beautiful prize for the collector of finest known cents, and it comes with a great provenance. The attribution and Husak Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS Gold Shield label. PCGS population 2; none finer. 35597.63/13457909.
Ex Virgil M. Brand-Carl Wurtzbach 1938-Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/19/1972-R. E. Naftzger, Jr. 2/23/1992-Eric Streiner-Anthony J. Terranova- Dr. Allen Bennett 1999-Walter J. Husak, Heritage Auctions 2/15/2008:2046-William Mitchell, Heritage Auctions 1/10/2019:4327-The Liberty Cap Foundation.

Virgil Brand financed the collecting interests of his cousin, Carl Wurtzbach, who formed a collection of 164 cents that were transferred to Brand in 1919. Wurtzbach was born in Germany on May 3, 1864 and died in Boston, Massachusetts on August 30, 1947. An obituary in the Berkshire County Eagle described him as a "utility and banking executive, civic improvement leader, historian, coin collector and former postmaster" of Lee, Massachusetts. At the time of his death, he was president of the Lee National Bank, having served on its board of directors for more than 20 years. His obituary further states: "One of his greatest hobbies was as a coin collector. One of the best known coin collectors in the country, he was a noted authority on Colonial coinage and large copper cents."
From The Collections of Walter J. Husak and The Liberty Cap Foundation.

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