Lot 299
1798 Draped Bust Cent. . S-166, R1. PCGS graded AU-58 Style II Hair with Large 8. Choice frosty dark steel brown and chocolate with lustrous lighter brown and tan faded down from mint color in protected areas. Outstanding surfaces and eye appeal. The only marks are a couple microscopic pinpricks in the field under the chin. Nicely struck M-LDS, Breen state IV. The reverse is rotated 35 degrees CCW from a normal head-to-foot orientation. EAC grade EF45+, close to AU50. The Hesselgesser provenance is noted on the PCGS label. Pop 6; none finer at PCGS for the date.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 3,000.
Ex Dr. Hesselgesser.
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