Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 53

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Large Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 131		1793 S-1 R4 Chain AMERI. NCS graded Good Details, Improperly Cleaned. Chocolate and steel with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints from a very delicate cleaning. The surfaces are decent but a strong glass reveals traces of extremely fine roughness in the fields and protected areas. The obverse is a bit weaker than the reverse. The date is gone but LIBERTY is readable and the portrait is visible. The chain and legends on the reverse are complete and easily readable although not strong. EDS, before any die cracks on the reverse. Our grade is AG3+. The attribution is noted on the NCS label. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,485
Lot 132		1793 S-3 R3- Chain AMERICA. PCGS graded VF-35. Glossy olive brown with slightly lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints of the obverse. Flowline luster shows around the legend on the reverse. The only mark is a tiny rim bruise under the 79 in the date. The surfaces appear perfectly smooth and offer excellent eye appeal for the grade, but a strong glass does reveal traces of microscopic roughness well hidden under the glossy patina. Late die state, Breen state III, with strong die clashmarks along the profile and truncation. A very nice example of our 1793 Chain AMERICA cent. Our grade is VF25+, although the reverse looks more like a flawless EF40. Pop 9. Estimated Value $35,000 - 40,000. The Mark Gordon Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $35,650
Lot 133		1793 S-3 R3- Chain AMERICA. VG-8. Sharpness F12 but covered with microscopic roughness on all but the highpoints of the design, which are smooth. No verdigris, contact marks, or planchet flaws. The date and legends are complete and easily readable. Rather glossy dark olive and steel with chocolate toning on the smooth highpoints. Not perfect, of course, but a well balanced and reasonably attractive example for the grade. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,325
Lot 134		1793 S-4 R3 Chain AMERICA with Periods. Good-4. Glossy chocolate brown with darker steel and olive brown toning in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and attractive for the grade. The notable marks are a sharp rim nick right of the Y in LIBERTY and a shallow planchet void at the tip of the chin, as struck, plus an old pinscratch slanting through the bottom of the chain. The date is faint but readable with some effort while the legends are nearly complete. The period following the date is not visible but the one after the Y in LIBERTY is strong. A nice example for the grade. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,990
Lot 135		1793 S-6 R3. Wreath Cent. Fine-12. Sharpness EF40 but covered with light corrosion. The roughness was lightly smoothed in the field before the portrait. No verdigris, and the only contact marks are a couple minor rim bruises, the strongest of these well left of the date. Mostly glossy chocolate brown with slightly lighter toning on the highpoints. The date and legends are complete and strong in spite of the roughness. MDS with the usual swelling in the field behind the portrait (the so-called "Sprung Die" variety). Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,725
Lot 136		1793 S-8 R3. Good-5. Wreath Cent with Vine & Bars edge. Sharpness at least VG10 but moderately corroded. No verdigris, and the only marks are a few small rim nicks, including one under the 7 in the date. The date and legends are complete and readable in spite of some distortion by the roughness. Dark olive brown with lighter brown toning on the highpoints. MDS. Estimated Value $900 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $748
Lot 137		1793 S-9 R2. Good-5. Wreath Cent with Vine & Bars Edge. Mostly glossy chocolate and steel with darker olive brown in protected areas. The highpoints are smooth while minor roughness shows in the fields and protected areas. The date is full and remains readable in spite of some distortion from the minor roughness, especially on the 93. The legends are mostly readable as well but portions are fading into the rim. No verdigris or contact marks. Latest die state, Breen state IX, with severe die failure on the wreath at ICA. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,006
Lot 138		1793 S-11c R3-. VG-8. Wreath Cent with Lettered Edge and a single leaf following DOLLAR. Sharpness VF30 but covered with light to moderate corrosion. No verdigris or contact marks. Lightly cleaned leaving light coppery steel brown toning on the highpoints fading to dark olive and steel in the fields and protected areas. The date and legends are complete and easily readable, and the edge lettering is clear. Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,093
Lot 139		1793 S-13 R4-. Good-4. Liberty Cap. Several points sharper but the rims have suffered several hits including a couple rim dents and pinches that flattened many of the border beads. The notable marks are a small rim dent just left of the fraction, a longer one at D-ST, and a pinch left of the first A in AMERICA. The planchet is smooth, completely free of any hint of corrosion or verdigris. Attractive glossy chocolate and steel. The date is easily readable, although the bottom is starting to fade into the rim below, and the legends are complete. Not perfect, of course, but finding a problem-free Liberty Cap 1793 cent of any die variety is a very challenging task today. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,910
Lot 140		"1793" Smith Counterfeit. Fair-2. This is a 1794 large cent carefully engraved to appear as a 1793. The date and legends were skillfully altered and a Vine & Bars type edge device was added as well to make this cent appear to be something it is not. Then someone heavily burnished both sides, perhaps in an attempt to hide the alterations and improve the chances it would pass as a real 1793, perhaps even a new die variety. Glossy chocolate brown. These "Smith Counterfeits" are popular with collectors, and even the fabulous collection of R. E. (Ted) Naftzger, Jr., contained a few examples of this engraver's handiwork. Estimated Value $100 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $192
Lot 141		1794 S-20b R5. Good-4. Head of 1793. Sharpness VG8 or better but there are two deep nicks on the portrait and a couple dozen slightly lighter ones scattered over the reverse. A few old scratches are in the mix as well, mostly on the reverse. Slightly glossy dark olive with lighter brown toning on the highpoints. Fine roughness is well hidden under the natural patina. The date and legends are easily readable although a few areas are relatively weak. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 142		1794 S-21 R3. VG-10. Sharpness EF45 or slightly better but there are patches of corrosion on both sides, strongest at NITED where the roughness obliterates most of those letters. The remainder of the planchet is covered with microscopic granularity so nothing is perfectly smooth. Rather frosty dark olive brown and chocolate with hints of reddish chocolate toning in some of the corroded areas. The date is bold and the legends are strong except where affected by the patches of stronger corrosion. Nicely struck E-MDS. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 143		1794 S-48 Starred Reverse R5. PCGS graded VG-8. Glossy olive and dark chocolate brown. The planchet is smooth, free from any trace of corrosion or verdigris, but there are some minor marks. A shallow planchet flake just left of the nostril and a couple more on the right side of the reverse are good identifying marks. There are a few nicks in the field under the chin plus a rim bruise over the R in LIBERTY as well. The obverse is considerably stronger than the reverse, as usual on this variety, and would rate a grade closer to VG10. The date, LIBERTY, and the portrait are all strong. The reverse strike is uneven, however, resulting in weakness on the right side while UNITED STA and the fraction are clear. At least half the 94 tiny stars remain visible. LDS with swelling across the reverse that contributed to the uneven impression on that side. An attractive example of this very famous variety in spite of the few marks and imperfect strike. Our grade is G6. The Starred Reverse feature is noted on the old green PCGS label. Estimated Value $10,000-UP. Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 1/25/04:1215-Mike Iatesta-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/19/05:263. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $23,400
Lot 144		1794 S-60 R3. Good-6. A couple points sharper but covered with light contact marks, none notable but too many for the sharpness grade. Glossy chocolate and light olive brown with traces of darker chocolate brown toning in protected areas. Reddish brown toning also shows in some of the protected areas around ERTY and along the profile of Ms Liberty. The date is clear and the legends are easily readable except for weakness at OF AMERICA. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 145		1794 S-63 R2. Good-5. Sharpness near F12 but covered with light to moderate corrosion. Traces of shallow reddish crusting show in some of the protected areas on the reverse plus there is a rim nick left of the lowest curl and a nick under the L in LIBERTY. The date and legends are complete and readable, but portions oif the date are weakened by the roughness. Dark steel and olive with some gloss on the legends and devices where the roughness is trivial. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $138
Lot 146		1794 S-64 R5-. About Good-3 Plus. No Fraction Bar. Several points sharper with microscopic roughness in the fields and protected areas plus a few dull nick at the tip of the nose. No verdigris, but there are a few shallow pitmarks on both sides. Recolored a slightly glossy dark chocolate and steel. The date is weak but readable. The legend outside the wreath is faint but remains readable while ONE CENT and the fraction are gone. LDS showing a strong die crack through the D in UNITED to the wreath. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 147		1794 S-65 R1. Fine-15. Sharpness VF25 or slightly better but the planchet is covered with uniform microscopic granularity in the fields and protected areas and there is a streak of uneven planchet erosion through the head. No verdigris, and the only sign of contact is a pair of pinscratches from LI extending into the hair at the shoulder. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. Nicely struck MDS, Breen state VI, with die cracks on both sides. The date is bold and the legends are strong. Decent eye appeal in spite of the imperfect surfaces. Estimated Value $500 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,035
Lot 148		1794 S-65 R1. Fine-15. Housed in an Accugrade slab graded AU50. Sharpness near EF40 but cleaned and retoned light brown on the devices gradually fading to dark olive and steel in protected areas. No roughness or verdigris. LIB and the dentils above have been carefully reengraved, possibly to repair a rim dent. The other notable marks are a light rim bruise over the R in LIBERTY and a thin planchet fissure than meanders down the field before the portrait, as struck. The date is bold and the legends are strong. E-MDS, Breen state IV. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495
Lot 149		1794 S-65 R1. Good-6. Sharpness near F15 but the upper half of the reverse is covered with moderate corrosion that displays greenish verdigris in the scattered shallow pitmarks. The remainder of the planchet is covered with minor roughness but there are no notable contact marks. The date is strong and the legends are complete. MDS with weakness at the final A in AMERICA thanks to die failure in that area. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $204
Lot 150		1794 S-69 R3. VG-8. Blundered Edge Lettering. Several points sharper but the planchet is very slightly bent causing uneven wear on the reverse. Weakness extends from ST in STATES diagonally across to IC in AMERICA. The surfaces are covered with minor roughness, strongest in the field under the cap and right of the Y in LIBERTY. No verdigris or notable contact marks. Slightly glossy chocolate and olive mixed with some lighter chocolate shades on both sides. The date is bold. The edge lettering is blundered reading "ONE HUNDRED A DOLLAR" (the Castaing machine was not properly reset to the starting position before adding the edge letters to this planchet). Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 151		1794 S-70 R2. VF-30. Sharpness EF45 but there are a half dozen light pinscratches on the obverse and one more on the reverse. These scratches are old and do not alter the toning. Otherwise the surfaces are quite nice, nearly flawless. Frosty steel and chocolate with satiny mint luster showing in protected areas, especially on the reverse. Sharply struck LDS, Breen state IV. The die crack down from the rim at TY is strong and reaches the jawline, and the die clashmarks on the reverse are clear (including the impression of Ms Liberty's nose under ER in AMERICA). A sharp, attractive example in spite of the faint scratches. Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 152		1794 S-72 Exact Head of 1795 R2. VG-10. Slightly sharper but there are some tiny marks on the portrait and a dull diagonal nick on the left top of the N in CENT. Otherwise this cent is quite attractive for the grade. Glossy chocolate and light olive brown. The date and legends are all bold. MDS. A decent if imperfect example of the Exact Head of 1795 version of our 1794 large cent. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 153		1794 S-72 Exact Head of 1795 R2. NCS graded VF Details, Repaired and Cleaned. Sharpness VF25 but the planchet is covered with uniform microscopic roughness and the area around OF on the reverse was smoothed. A curved scratch passes across the upper part of the cap and extends into the field close under the adjacent L and a rim bruise show under the 9 in the date. The color is not original but is an attractive and rather glossy dark chocolate brown with slightly lighter chocolate toning on the devices. Sharp details and the overall eye appeal of this cent is not nearly as bad as it may sound. MDS, Breen state III. Our grade is net VG10. The attribution and Head of 1795 feature are noted on the NCS label. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $518
Lot 154		Pair of 1794 Cents. Includes S-19b Head of 1793 R4 in Basal State-1 and S-32 Head of 1794 R2 in AG3. The S-19b has no date and is lightly corroded. The S-32 has a full date, is an attractive glossy chocolate brown, and is from the very rare early state of the dies, Breen state I, before the reverse die cracked. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $322
Lot 155		1795 S-74 R4-. PCGS graded VF-25. Lettered Edge. Glossy chocolate and light olive brown with traces of lighter frosty brown toning in protected areas of the obverse. The surfaces are smooth and quite attractive. The only marks are a pair of tiny planchet chips (as struck) in the hair at the top of the head and a light, barely visible rim bruise over the L in LIBERTY plus another at the N in UNITED. Nicely struck E-MDS, Breen state II. The date and legends are bold. Our grade is VF20. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,335
Lot 156		1795 S-74 R4-. Fine-12. Lettered Edge. Sharpness F15 or slightly better but covered with fine granularity on all but the highpoints, which are mostly smooth. No marks or verdigris. Dark chocolate and steel with glossy highpoints where the microscopic roughness is worn smooth. Well struck. The date is bold and the legends are strong. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $863
Lot 157		1795 S-74 R4-. Good-5. Lettered Edge. Sharpness VG10 but covered with fine corrosion mixed with a few hairline scratches and rim bruises. Slightly glossy dark olive brown and chocolate. The date is strong and the legends are complete. Estimated Value $180 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 158		1795 S-76b R1. PCGS graded AU-55. Plain Edge. Glossy chocolate brown with microscopic specks of darker olive and chocolate covering both sides, the result appearing as a uniform dark chocolate tone. Frosty cartwheel luster shows through in the fields and the eye appeal of this piece is excellent. The only defect visible without a strong glass is a shallow planchet void near the dentils before the mouth, as struck. A glass also reveals myriad faint hairline scratches well hidden in the natural patina on the portrait and a half dozen microscopic specks of verdigris blended into the toning on both sides. Nicely struck E-MDS, Breen state IV early. The die clashmarks are clear but the field before the portrait does not show any swelling. Our grade is net EF40. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,140
Lot 159		1795 S-76b R1. VG-7. Plain Edge. Sharpness VF20 but covered with fine granularity and there is a strong rim dent under the date plus a weaker one over BE in LIBERTY. No verdigris or additional marks of any significance. Slightly glossy chocolate and light olive brown. The date and legends are complete and clear. MDS with minor swelling in the field left of the curls. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $115
Lot 160		1795 S-76b R1. VG-7. Plain Edge. Very slightly sharper but the fields and protected areas are covered with extremely fine roughness. No verdigris, and the only mark is an old, thin scratch at IB to the hair below. Slightly glossy olive and light chocolate brown. The date is easily readable, although the bottom of the 17 is weak, and the legends are complete. MDS. Estimated Value $180 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 161		1795 S-78 R1. VF-25. Plain Edge. Five points sharper but there is a dull nick on the shoulder and a tiny pitmark in the hair at the forehead. Mostly glossy olive and dark steel brown with reddish steel toning in the protected areas. MDS. The date is bold and the legends are strong. Nice for the grade in spite of the minor flaws. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,093
Lot 162		1796 S-81 R3. PCGS graded AU-50. Liberty Cap. Very attractive glossy dark steel brown and chocolate with slightly lighter toning in the protected areas around the portrait and hints of bluish steel overtone on both sides. The surfaces are smooth and offer outstanding eye appeal. The only marks are a thin, barely visible planchet fissure through the top of the cap (as struck), plus a couple even less visible hairline scratches lower on the cap. Nicely struck EDS, Breen state I. ONE CENT is fully impressed, which is uncommon for the Liberty Cap type. Struck very slightly off center to K-7.5, but the legends remain comfortably on the planchet. A premium example in every respect. Our grade is VF30 choice. Pop 6. Estimated Value $12,000 - 13,000. The Mark Gordon Collection Ex Walsh/Hesselgesser (provenance noted on the PCGS label). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $12,075
Lot 163		1796 S-92 R3. VG-8. Draped Bust. Sharpness near F12 but slightly rough. No verdigris, only minor contact marks of no significance. Slightly glossy chocolate and darker olive brown with traces of reddish chocolate brown at the top of the obverse. The date is complete and easily readable but not strong and the legends are clear. LDS, Breen state V, with a cud break at the right ribbon end to the adjacent A. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 164		1796 S-92 R3. Good-4. Draped Bust. A few points sharper but covered with very fine corrosion, strongest on the reverse. No verdigris or contact marks. Slightly glossy dark olive and chocolate. The date and legends are easily readable. No visible die cracks. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Realized $299
Lot 165		1796 S-104 LIHERTY Obverse R3. VG-7. Draped Bust. Sharper by several points but dull from extremely fine granularity that covers the fields and protected areas. No verdigris, but there are several faint hairline scratches on the portrait and a dull punchmark nestled under the upper left seriph of the E in LIBERTY. Dark olive and steel. M-LDS, Breen state III early. The die cracks on the reverse are present but the die rust found on some examples of this die state has not formed. The date and legends are strong and the LIHERTY error is bold. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $776
Lot 166		1796 S-115 R3. NCS graded Fine Details, Corroded. Draped Bust. Sharpness F15 but covered with moderate granularity. No verdigris, and the only mark is a thin nick on the eyebrow. Dark steel and olive. Nicely struck E-MDS, Breen state III, before the arcing die crack through the date. The date and legends are complete and strong. Our grade is net VG7. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $403
Lot 167		Pair of 1796 Cents. Includes S-83 Liberty Cap R4 AG3 and S-111 Draped Bust R5- AG3. Both are sharper but lightly corroded. The dates are clear and the legends are mostly visible. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $184
Lot 168		1797 S-121a Plain Edge R7-. Fair-2. Mostly glossy chocolate brown with darker chocolate toning in protected areas. No corrosion or verdigris, but the planchet is covered with light nicks. The obverse is more detailed than the reverse, as usual for this die pair. The date is complete and easily readable and LIBERTY is clear. Most of the reverse, however, is gone; only the fraction and parts of the wreath are visible. The edge is plain, not gripped as found on nearly all of this variety. Estimated Value $500-UP. Discovered by Mark Fladgard. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,440
Lot 169		1797 S-121b Gripped Edge R3-. Fine-12. Sharpness VF20 but covered with light contact marks, including a tiny rim bruise at the L in LIBERTY. No corrosion or verdigris. Rather glossy dark steel brown and chocolate. LDS, Breen state V, with strong die cracks and obvious swelling in the field behind the portrait. The date is bold and the legends are clear. The grip marks on the edge are strong. Estimated Value $350 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 170		1797 S-128 R3. SEGS graded VF-20. M over E in AMERICA variety. The obverse is uniform glossy chocolate brown offering smooth, nearly flawless surfaces. The reverse is a blotchy mix of chocolate, olive, and reddish chocolate brown tones with traces of microscopic roughness in a few places. No contact marks or other notable defects. Nicely struck E-MDS, Breen state III. The M over E error is obvious. Our grade is VG10. Estimated Value $200 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 171		1797 S-133 R5. VG-10. Stemless Wreath. Sharpness VF30 or slightly better (which is quite sharp for this variety) but both sides are covered with fine corrosion that borders on moderate in a few places. No verdigris, and the only contact mark is a dull scratch that arcs from the throat into the hair where it fades out over the ear. Dark steel and olive. MDS, Breen state III, before the die crack from the dentils to the neck. The date and legends are strong. Estimated Value $250 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $360
Lot 172		1797 S-135 R3. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Frosty steel brown and light olive faded down from original mint red, at least 10% of the red remaining on both sides. No spots or stains. The only marks are pre-striking planchet chips that didn't completely smooth out as the coin was being struck. These microscopic chips, which are usually found to some degree on nearly all examples of this die variety, cover much of the portrait and the area inside the wreath. The only notable planchet chip is a tiny one in the field well left of the base of the L in LIBERTY. MDS, Breen state III. Almost certainly from the famous Nichols Hoard of mint state Draped Bust cents that was dispersed by the Nichols family of Massachusetts in the 1860's. Our grade is MS62. Pop 2; 7 finer, 4 in 65RB, 3 in 66RB. Estimated Value $22,000 - 23,000. The Mark Gordon Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 173		1797 S-143 R5. Good-6. Stemless Wreath. Sharpness F15 but covered with fine porosity and small pitmarks, and there is a larger patch of shallow corrosion on the first A in AMERICA plus a smaller one on the bottom of the U in UNITED. Slightly glossy chocolate and olive brown. The date is strong and the legends are clear except for OF, which was not struck up. The Stemless Wreath feature is obvious. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $213
Lot 174		Pair of 1797 & 1798 Large Cents. Includes 1797 S-140 VF20 net VG7 for dents and a light cleaning and a 1798 S-174 with the date expertly altered to 1799 in G4. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details	Realized $230
Lot 175		1798/7 S-151 R3. Good-6. Overdate 8 over 7. Style I Hair. Slightly sharper with microscopic roughness under a rather glossy dark olive patina. There is a bit of fine verdigris dusted into protected areas and a short scrape under the first S in STATES. LDS, Breen state VIII late. The die cracks to the top of the E in AMERICA have become a narrow cud break connecting that letter to the dentils above. The date is bold and the overdate feature is obvious. The legends are strong except for those places affected by swelling on the reverse. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 176		1798 S-153 R3. Fine-12. Style I Hair with Large 8. Glossy olive with lighter chocolate toning on the devices. The surfaces are decent and appear perfectly smooth to the unaided eye, but a glass reveals traces of microscopic roughness in the fields. A bit of shallow crud is caked into protected areas at the bottom of the wreath. Otherwise this cent is quite nice for the grade. Nicely struck E-MDS. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 177		1798 S-155 Reverse of 1796 R3. VG-7. Style I Hair with Small 8. Clipped Planchet. A few points sharper but the planchet is very slightly bent. The wear pattern is not affected and the eye appeal of this cent remains quite nice for the grade. Slightly glossy dark olive brown with lighter chocolate toning on the devices. Uniform microscopic roughness covers both sides but there is no verdigris. A minor planchet clip affects the dentils over LI and the opposing ones left of the fraction, as struck. The date is bold and the legends are clear. A decent example of the Reverse of 1796 type for the grade. Estimated Value $150 - 250. Ex Clay Everhart-Jim Long. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 178		1798 S-175 R3. VG-8. Style II Hair with Small 8. Sharpness F12 but uniform extremely fine granularity covers both sides of the planchet. No verdigris or marks, and the microscopic roughness is mostly hidden under a rather glossy very dark olive and steel patina. M-LDS, Breen state IV. A cud break at UN connects the top of the U to the rim. The date and legends are complete and strong. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 179		1798 S-179 R2. VG-8. Style II Hair with Small 8. Glossy olive brown with hints of reddish chocolate toning in the hair at the back of the head. No roughness, only a few trivial contact marks consistent with the grade. LDS with obvious swelling in the field left of the lowest curl. The date and legends are strong. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Realized $253
Lot 180		1798 S-185 R2. Fine-15. Style II Hair with Small 8. Sharpness EF40 with several small patches of raised corrosion in the field before the portrait plus one more on the bust tip. The reverse also shows minor roughness and a few tiny specks of greenish verdigris, but it's the obverse corrosion that catches your eye on this cent. The remainder of the obverse is smooth and glossy, and the color is a decent mix of olive, steel, and dark chocolate brown. M-LDS, Breen state VI. The obverse die cracks are clear. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437

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