Lot 266
1798 S-146 R5 Style I Hair with Large 8 . VF-25. Sharpness EF45 with several dozen tiny pitmarks scattered about the obverse, strongest at the neck and in the field to the right. No verdigris or contact marks, a small chip out of the rim over the R in AMERICA offering the best identifying mark. Mostly glossy chocolate and medium brown with some darker olive toning in protected areas. Probably lightly cleaned and nicely retoned. The pits, while rather significant defects, are not as distracting as one might expect since they are mixed in with the extensive die rust that helps minimize their impact. LDS, Breen state IV, with extensive die rust evident on both sides. The shoulder loop and drapery at the bust tip have been ground off the die. Called AU50 net VF30 and CC#3 in the Bland census. Noyes says EF45 net VF20 and tied for CC#4, photo #22370. DWH #3051.
Estimated Value $3,000-UP.
Ex Abner Kreisberg 6/63:179-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/14/73:462-C. F. Gordon 1/79-John D. Wright 1/18/06-Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley 4/3/06.
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| Realized $3,910 |
