Lot 195
1798 S-182 R4 Style II Hair, Small 8. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. CAC Approved. Very attractive frosty bluish steel and light olive with peeps of faded mint color remaining in protected areas on the reverse. Satiny mint luster covers this cent and it offers exceptional eye appeal. No spots or stains, only a few trivial contact marks. A thin diagonal nick on the forehead over the left corner of the eye and a tiny planchet flake in the middle of the Y in LIBERTY are the best identifying marks. LDS Breen state III, showing doubled die clashmarks on both sides. This cent is plated in the 1991 Noyes reference. Graded MS60 Choice and CC#1 by 15 points in the Noyes census, his photo #21498. Bland says MS60 and CC#1 by 10 points. Our grade is MS60. The attribution and Naftzger-Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label. Pop 1; none finer at PCGS for the variety .
Estimated Value $20,000-UP.
Discovered in an old collection by Thomas J. Wass III in 1954-C. Douglas Smith 8/1958-Dorothy Paschal-Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/19/1972-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992-Eric Streiner 4/5/1992 (Naftzger collection envelope included).
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| Realized $18,800 |
