1793 S-14 R5- Liberty Cap Large Cent PCGS Good New Cumberland Collection $8,850 now $5,500

NCC-016: 1793 S-14 Liberty Cap, R5-, PCGS Good Details, EAC G6 net G4.  From the Dr. Roy Sturgeon collection, sold by Bowers & Merena on 01/08/02 as lot #72 and described as: "1793 S-14, Breen-17, Rarity-5-.  Liberty Cap.  G-4.  Sharpness of VG-7 or so, finely pitted surfaces.  Please medium brown with good eye appeal.  Rim scrape near 12:00 on the reverse noted for accuracy.  Good detail on obverse and reverse, with Liberty's expression and smile still intact.  LIBERTY is bold though the date is quite weak."  Under a light, I can make out much of the date, and the dark chocolate brown surfaces show only MINOR roughness.  The bisecting obverse die crack is clear.  Quite nice, and I suspect this coin was very close to straight grading as G4.  My EAC grade is G6 net G4.  PCGS Good Details Env. Damage S-14 Liberty Cap New Cumberland Collection #35492.97/47954240.  Ex-Dr. Roy Sturgeon; Bowers & Merena 01/08/02:72:G4:$1610; Doug Bird; D&S Coins 02/28/02.