Lot 198
1798 S-158 R4 Small 8, Style I Hair. PCGS graded VF-30. Mostly glossy dark olive brown and steel. The surfaces are decent, especially to the unaided eye, but a glass reveals uniform extremely fine roughness under the toning. No verdigris. The only marks are some very light scratches on the chin with a few more in the field to the right, but these are visible only with the aid of a good glass. E-MDS, Breen state II, with a die crack from TE in UNITED to AT in STATES. The area outside this crack is weakly struck because that section of the die has started to sink. Not perfect but still quite nice for this tough variety, and it comes with an important provenance. Graded EF45 sharpness net VF30 by Del Bland. Noyes says EF45 net VF20, his photo #28481. Our grade is EF45 sharpness net VF25. The attribution and Clapp-Brown provenance are shown on the PCGS label.
Estimated Value $1,500-UP.
Ex Charles Clapp 3/1921-George Clapp-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Dorothy Paschal-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:223-Robert E. Matthews, Superior 5/1989:314-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 1/27/1996:223-Robert E. Matthews-1998 EAC Sale, lot 115 (all 4 lot tickets included).
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