Lot 200
1798 S-185 R2 Style II Hair, Small 8. PCGS graded AU-58+. Lustrous frosty chocolate and darker steel brown with traces of very faded mint color remaining on both sides. Sharply struck and quite attractive, but a strong glass reveals some microscopic planchet chips on both sides. The notable ones are near the dentils right of the Y in LIBERTY, near the dentils at D-S, and along the dentil tips at CA to the denominator. The only other mark is a microscopic pin scratch that meanders through the hair left of the eye. No notable evidence of friction on the highpoints. MDS, Breen state IV, with deep die clashmarks from dentils along the top of MERI and fine die cracks in the field before the portrait. Graded AU50 net EF40 and tied for CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #36974. That seems way off to us. Our grade is AU55. The attribution and Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label. Pop 1; none finer at PCGS for the variety (PCGS # 36122) .
Estimated Value $6,000-UP.
Ex Stack's 10/20/1998:25-Tony Terranova 11/1998.
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