Lot 172
1798 S-171 R4 Style II Hair, Small 8. PCGS graded VG-8. CAC Approved. Rather glossy dark chocolate brown in the fields and protected areas with light chocolate brown toning covering the devices. The two-tone appearance accents the details and this cent offers nice eye appeal for the grade. The devices are smooth but the fields and protected areas are covered with fine granularity. No verdigris, and the only notable mark is a thin nearly horizontal nick on the chin. Extremely rare TDS with a bold die crack arcing through TY ending at the rim before the chin. The area outlined by the crack is a sunken retained cud. The earlier cud break left of the L is clear. A great die state for the serious specialist. Graded VG7 net G5 by Noyes, his photo #36309. The finest TDS example in his census grades F12, and there is very little from which to choose. Our grade is VG7 net G5+. The attribution and Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label. Pop 1; 3 finer at PCGS for the variety, 1 in VF35, 1 in AU55, and 1 in AU58 (PCGS # 36083) .
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex an unrecorded source at the 1998 FUN Show 1/1998.
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