Lot 262
1798 S-144 R5+ Style I Hair with Large 8. VG-8. A couple points sharper with a hairline scratch from the hair under the earlobe down to the bottom of the neck where it fades out as it reaches the bust, plus a small rim nick under the 8 in the date. The surfaces are decent but are not perfectly smooth with uniform extremely fine roughness under a rather glossy dark olive and steel brown patina. No verdigris. The date is bold and the legends are strong except for ONE CENT, which are weakened by strong die swelling slanting across the reverse. LDS, Breen state IV. The reverse die cracks are strong, especially the one through OF to the dentils at each end. Called VG8 and tied for CC#5 in the Bland census. Noyes says VG10 net G6 and tied for CC#9, photo #37533. DWH #2771.
Estimated Value $5,000-UP.
Ex Jonathan Kern-Tom Reynolds 10/96-Jack Wadlington (via Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley) 6/30/05.
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