1796 Draped Bust Cent. S-103. Rarity-4. LIHERTY Error. VG-10 (PCGS). Richly toned in deep steel-brown with lighter medium brown to the design elements on the obverse, appreciable gloss further enhances the visual appeal of this exceptionally smooth and inviting VG example. Apart from a trivial scratch through the digit 6 in the date -- easily overlooked -- the surfaces are free of mentionable blemishes. Struck slightly off center to 6 oclock, the lower obverse border is a bit soft, and other portions of both sides are devoid of denticulation. Otherwise we note pleasingly bold detail for the assigned grade that helps to make this a desirable circulated example of a popular <em>Guide Book</em> variety. The peculiar H in LIHERTY is actually not an H but rather a B punched in backwards and then corrected. This lot includes a custom card with images, provenance information and a description for the coin. <em><strong>The card is available to the winning bidder upon request to Stacks Bowers Galleries at the close of the auction</strong></em>. From the William L. Buxton Collection. Earlier ex John M. Foreman, Sr.; our (Stacks) sale of January 1993, lot 1116; Ira & Larry Goldbergs sale of the March Wells Collection, February 2009 Pre-Long Beach Auction, lot 579; unknown; Steve Grabski; Shawn Yancey, October 12, 2009; Gene Michaels, December 24, 2009; Shawn Yancey, March 10, 2011; Ira & Larry Goldbergs sale of the Gene Heard Collection, June 2017 Pre-Long Beach Auction, lot 247; Bill Buxton. Stacks lot tag, Yancey tags and collector envelope with attribution and provenance notes included.
