Lot 159
1798 S-147 R5- Style I Hair, Large 8 PCGS graded XF45+, CAC Approved. Attractive glossy medium olive brown and chocolate with slightly lighter chocolate toning in protected areas. No spots or stains, only minor contact marks on a choice planchet. The notable ones are two parallel diagonal nicks low on the neck and another just left of the L in LIBERTY. MDS Breen state I, with die clashmarks on both sides but no cracks on the reverse. The reverse is rotated 20 degrees CCW. The left edge of the reverse is not as well struck as the rest of the cent, but UNITED remains complete and clear. This piece is plated in the 1991 Noyes reference to illustrate the variety. Graded VF35 net VF25 and CC#4 in the Noyes census, his photo #21133. Bland says EF40 and CC#1. Our grade is VF35 sharpness net VF30+. The attribution and Naftzger-Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label. Pop 1; 1 finer in 55 at PCGS for the variety. Estimate Value $4,000 - UP
Ex Colonel E. H. R. Green-Burdette G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.) 4/26/1943-Abe Kosoff-Oscar J. Pearl, Numismatic Gallery 1944 FPL, lot 123-Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/19/1972-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992-Eric Streiner 4/2/1992 (Naftzger collection envelope included, but it shows an inaccurate provenance).
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