Lot 171
1798 S-171 R4 Style II Hair, Small 8. PCGS graded VF-35. Glossy dark chocolate brown with traces of lighter steel brown toning in protected areas on the reverse. No roughness or verdigris, but there are numerous tiny contact marks scattered over both sides. A diagonal nick that touches the bottom of the eye may be the best identifying mark, but none of them is distracting in its own right. Rare EDS, Breen state I, without any die cracks or cud breaks left of the L in LIBERTY. The obverse is slightly misaligned to K-9 while the reverse is nicely centered on the planchet. Graded VF25 net VF20 and tied for CC#9 honors overall for the variety (but finest of the EDS by a full 10 points) in the Noyes census his photo #23169. Our grade is VF30+ sharpness net VF25. The attribution and Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label. Pop 1; 2 finer at PCGS for the variety, 1 in AU55 and 1 in AU58 (PCGS # 36083) .
Estimated Value $2,000-UP.
Ex C. Douglas Smith-Dr. Robert A. Schuman, McCawley &Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/5/2004:386.
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