Lot 184
1798 S-176 R4 Style II Hair, Small 8. PCGS graded AU-58+. CAC Approved. Very attractive frosty light to medium brown and tan with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Satiny mint luster covers the fields and protected areas on both sides and this cent offers outstanding eye appeal in spite of a touch of rub on the highest points of the devices. No spots or stains, only a few minor contact marks. The notable marks are a small pinprick under the eye and a few light nicks on the lower part of the neck. E-MDS Breen state II, showing a faint trace of an incomplete vertical die crack in the field over the bust tip. Numerous sharp vertical die preparation lines show in the field at the throat. Struck slightly off center to K-6. This cent is plated to illustrate the variety in Early American Cents, Penny Whimsy, and the 1991 Noyes reference. Graded AU50 and CC#1 by 20 points in the Noyes census, his photo #20833. Bland says AU50 and CC#1. Our grade is AU50+. Comes with a great provenance that can be traced back more than a century. The attribution and Naftzger-Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label. Pop 1; none finer at PCGS for the variety (PCGS # 36098) .
Estimated Value $15,000-UP.
Ex Thomas Cleneay, S. H. & H. Chapman 12/1890:1814-Dr. Thomas Hall 9/7/1909-Virgil M. Brand-T. James Clarke (via John H. Payne, Clarke's office manager) 9/1954-Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/19/1972-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992-Eric Streiner 4/2/1992 (includes the Naftzger collection envelope).
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| Realized $15,275 |
