Lot 142
1798 S-156 R5+ Style I Hair, Small 8, Reverse of 1795. PCGS graded AU-50. CAC Approved. Very attractive frosty medium chocolate brown with slightly lighter brown toning in protected areas. No spots, stains or traces of roughness. The only defects are some tiny nicks scattered over both sides. The notable marks are a thin nick touching the curl on the neck, a pair of parallel diagonal nicks left of the base of the L in LIBERTY, and a small but sharp vertical nick close over the E in CENT. None of these marks is distracting and the eye appeal of this cent is excellent. MDS, Breen state II early. The die crack from the dentils to the bust tip is very light and extends up only slightly past the drapery onto the bust. This is the plate coin for the variety in the Noyes and Breen references. Graded VF30 net VF25 and tied for CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #23244. Bland says VF30 and CC#1 by 10 points over the next best example. Our grade is VF30. The attribution and Brown-Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label. Pop 1; none finer at PCGS for the variety (PCGS # 36005) .
Estimated Value $20,000-UP.
Ex Ireland-Irish Coin Co.-R. S. Brown, Jr., 6/1976-Denis Loring 12/25/1977-C. Douglas Smith-Dr. Robert A. Schuman, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/25/2003:445 (lot ticket included).
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