Lot 64
1798 S-184 R1 Style II Hair, Small 8. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Very attractive lustrous light olive and bluish steel. Satiny mint frost covers this cent and the eye appeal is outstanding. The only notable marks are microscopic ticks or planchet flakes in the field left of the portrait and an extremely faint hairline under TA in STATES. A tiny planchet flake near the dentil tips off the lower end of the hair ribbon is the only mark visible without a glass. E-MDS, Breen state II early. There are a few tiny lumps over the left top of the 7 in the date but none between RT in LIBERTY and the forelock. The bottom of the date, tip of the bust, and the opposing O in OF were all softly struck, but everything else is sharp. Graded MS60 net AU50 and tied for CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #85009. Bland says AU55 and tied for CC#1 of those he actually confirmed but tied for CC#4 if you count the ones reported by unverified. Our grade is AU58+, and this cent has solid mint state eye appeal. Comes with a nice provenance that can be traced back a full century. The attribution and Doug Bird Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; none finer. (PCGS # 36119) Value $9,000 - UP
Ex B. C. Bartlett, Thomas L. Elder 1/1918:993-Foster Lardner, B. Max Mehl 6/1930:59-B. Max Mehl personal collection-T. James Clarke 10/1954-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., New Netherlands Coin Co., 11/14/1973:500 (plated)-Myles Z. Gerson-Jerry A. Bobbe-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz-Douglas F. Bird Collection (includes the New Netherlands auction envelope/lot ticket).
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