Lot 265
1798 S-146 R5 Style I Hair with Large 8. VG-8. Rotated Reverse. Glossy chocolate and dark steel brown with frosty lighter brown in protected areas, possibly from an old cleaning. A few minor contact marks, including a dull rim bruise under the bust tip. The date is bold and legends clear. Very rare EDS, Breen state I. The obverse die has not been ground down so the shoulder loop and drapery are normal and the reverse is rotated 70 degrees CCW from the normal head-to-foot orientation. DWH #2359.
Estimated Value $400-UP.
Ex Dennis Hermanson 4/65-John D. Wright 1/04.
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