Lot 58
1800/798 S-190 R3 Style I Hair. PCGS graded AU-50. Overdate 1800 over 798. Choice frosty steel and chocolate brown. The protected areas are covered with satiny mint luster and the eye appeal is outstanding. Essentially flawless in every respect. LDS, Breen state III. The overdate feature is dull but obvious. Called VF30 and tied for CC#5 in the Breen/Bland census. Noyes says VF30, tied for CC#5, his photo #62010. Our grade is VF35. Comes with an important provenance. The attribution and Paul Gerrie provenance are shown on the PCGS label. Pop 1; the Finest graded at PCGS .
Estimated Value $7,500-UP.
Ex Dr. William H. Sheldon-Sheraton Coin Co.-1947 ANA Sale (Numismatic Gallery #40), lot 852-Lee J. Lahrman-Abe Kosoff 2/1963 (N.A.S.C. sale) lot 214-R. E. (Ted) Naftzger, Jr., New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/14/1973:506-Dr. John M. Tondra (via Lester Merkin) 1980-Garry Fitzgerald-Stack’s 6/13/2000:399 (via Don Valenziano)-March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/1/2009:594-Paul Gerrie.
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