Lot 175
1798 S-173 R3 Style II Hair, Small 8. PCGS graded AU-55. Frosty medium chocolate brown and darker steel. Sharply struck and quite attractive, but not perfect. There is an area of microscopic crud in the field at the lowest curl, a few very faint diagonal hairlines on the cheek, a dull nick on the lips, and a smooth struck-through depression under STAT. The struck-through void at STAT is the only defect that is visible without the aid of a glass (called a "Struck-Thru Reverse" error on the PCGS label), and the eye appeal of this cent is excellent. MDS, Breen state IV, with a cud break connecting RTY to the rim above. This cud starts at the right top of the R and does not touch the right top of the Y. The reverse is rotated 15 degrees CCW. Called AU55 net EF45 and tied for CC#6 in the Noyes census (but #1 of the die state), his photo #27928. Our grade is AU55 sharpness net EF45+. Comes with a nice provenance. The attribution and Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label. Pop 2; 4 finer at PCGS for the variety, 1 in MS61, 2 in MS62, and 1 in MS63 (PCGS # 36089) .
Estimated Value $4,000-UP.
Ex Virgil Brand-Henry C. Hines-Homer K. Downing, 1952 ANA Sale 8/16/1952:1825-C. Douglas Smith-Gordon J. Wrubel-Chuck Furjanic-Tony Terranova 6/1988.
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