Lot 591
1798 S-179 R2. EF-40. Style II Hair with Small 8. Blundered E in AMERICA. Choice glossy chocolate and steel with satiny luster showing through in protected areas, especially on the reverse. Just a few trivial marks, including a tiny rim nick under the bust, a dull horizontal nick over the C in CENT, and another minor contact mark at the end of the ribbon end right of the fraction. The E in AMERICA was first punched backwards, then corrected, and that error is clear. M-LDS, Breen state IV. A very nice example offering sharp details and excellent eye appeal.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000.
Ex C. H. Stearns-Mayflower Coin Auctions 5/67:74-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., New Netherlands Coin Co 11/15/73:495-Myles Z. Gerson-Del Bland-Jack Beymer-Denis Loring 1/15/80-Dr. Thomas S. Chalkley, Superior 1/28/90:368.
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| Realized $3,335 |
