Lot 520
1798 S-160 R3 Style I Hair with Small 8 VF25. Sharper by at least 5 points but there are a half dozen light scratches hidden in the toning in the field before the portrait. The only other marks are a thin nick on the upper edge of the bust and a speck of planchet slag at the leaf tip under the A in STATES. Glossy light olive mixed with reddish chocolate brown. M-LDS, Breen state III, showing sharp die clashmarks between the bust tip and dentils. Called VF35 by Bland and C. Douglas Smith. Noyes says VF35 net F15, his photo #23916.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex William Rabin (Philadelphia coin dealer) 10/15/1949-C. Douglas Smith-G. Lee Kuntz, Superior 10/6/1991:181 (lot ticket included)-Dr. Philip W. Ralls.
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