Lot 176
1798 S-173 R3 Style II Hair, Small 8. PCGS graded EF-40. Rotated Reverse. Glossy light to medium chocolate brown. Smooth and attractive with only trivial contact marks. The notable ones are a diagonal nick in the field before the neck, a smaller horizontal one in the field before the lips, and a tiny rim bruise at the first S in STATES. E-MDS, Breen state II. There are die clashmarks on the reverse but no cracks. The reverse is rotated 40 degrees CCW relative to the normal head-to-foot die orientation. Our grade is VF30+. The attribution and Reynolds provenance are shown on the PCGS Secure label. Pop 1; 8 finer at PCGS for the variety (PCGS # 36089) .
Estimated Value $1,500-UP.
Acquired from an unrecorded source 4/1980.
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