Lot 200
1798 S-164 R4 Small 8 with Style I Hair. NGC graded VF-35. Slightly glossy dark steel brown and chocolate. No roughness or verdigris, only a few minor marks. The notable ones are a small planchet flake at the dentils under the 7 in the date (as struck) and a shallow nick just left of the first S in STATES. E-MDS, Breen state II. Subtle swelling extends from the 8 through the bust tip into the field beyond. Die erosion lines are just starting to show in the field before the face. Our grade is VF20+, very close to VF25 (and a proper brushing could easily result in the higher grade). Near the lower end of the condition census for this tough variety. The attribution is shown on the NGC label.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Gordon J. Wrubel-Darwin B. Palmer, Jr.-Ray Chatham 1973-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:231-Tom Reynolds 12/1992-Phillip Clover, Heritage 7/9/2012:3181.
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