1794 S-42 R4 PCGS graded AU55, CAC Approved. Superb glossy medium brown with smooth, nearly flawless surfaces. There is just a light touch of friction on the highest points of the devices and this cent has outstanding eye appeal. No spots or stains, and the only marks are a few trivial ticks on the neck, one more in the field off the bottom of the chin, and some tiny planchet chips in the fields (as struck). The reverse is about as flawless as you could ever expect for a lightly used 1794 cent. EDS, Breen state I, without any die clashmarks. Graded AU50 Choice and CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #20370. Bland says AU50 and CC#2 as well. Our grade is EF45+, close to AU50. The edge is neatly marked in off-white ink with "HALL" and "46" to document ownership by Dr. Thomas Hall over a century ago. Both sides of this cent are plated in the 1893 Frossard-Hays reference on the cents of 1794, and the obverse is plated on page 18 of the 1979 Tom Morley reference on 1794 cents to illustrate the EF45 grade for the variety. Previous claims that this is the Breen plate coin are incorrect. This beautiful cent comes with a superb provenance that includes some of the most prominent names in large cent collecting history. The attribution and Boka provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 1 finer in 58. PCGS #35591. <DOTLEADER> Estimated Value $30,000 - UP <I><BR>Ex Lorin G. Parmelee 7/6/1891-Dr. Thomas Hall 9/7/1909-Virgil M. Brand, New Netherlands Coin Co. #34, 10/5/1951:590-Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/19/1972-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/14/1973:363-John W. Adams, Bowers & Ruddy Galleries 1982 FPL, lot 33-Denis W. Loring 5/7/1983-Jack H. Robinson, Superior 1/29/1989:69-Dr. Allen Bennett 1/20/1998-Walter J. Husak, Heritage Auctions 2/15/2008:2044-Jon A. Boka, Heritage Auctions 9/8/2016:5327-Dr. Mark D. Cadden Collection (includes the collection envelopes of Naftzger, Adams, Loring, Bennett, and Husak plus 4 lot tickets).</I>
