Lot 312
1798 S-171 R4+ Style II Hair with Small 8. EF-45. Breen and Sheldon Plate Coin. Five points sharper but there are some small spots of dark olive brown toning sprinkled over attractive glossy chocolate brown toning with frosty lighter brown and tan toning faded down from mint color in protected areas. The only signs of contact are a thin, light nick in the middle of the neck and a tiny rim bruise at the second T in STATES. MDS, Breen state III, with a rim cud break left of the L in LIBERTY. Called AU50 and CC#1 in the Breen/Bland census. Noyes says AU50 net EF40 and tied for CC#1, his photo #22924. Plated in the Breen book to illustrate the die variety, and the obverse is plated in Early American Cents and Penny Whimsy. DWH #3426.
Estimated Value $10,000-UP.
Ex Homer K. Downing-1952 ANA Sale (New Netherlands Coin Co. #38), lot 1822-C. Douglas Smith-Dr. Robert A. Schuman, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/25/2003:464-Jack Wadlington (via Bob Grellman and Chris McCawley) 6/13/07.
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| Realized $16,675 |
