Lot 188
1798 S-183 R5 Style II Hair, Small 8 PCGS graded AU53. Very attractive glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. The surfaces are smooth and show only a few trivial marks. The notable ones are a small spot of darker toning at a dentil tip under the left side of the 9 in the date, a nick on the upright of the T in LIBERTY, and some small planchet chips at STAT (as struck). MDS, Breen state II, with fine die clashmarks on both sides and fine nearly vertical die lines through LIBERT. A wonderful example of this rare variety. Graded EF40 and CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #30807. Bland says VF35 and CC#3. Our grade is VF35+. The attribution and Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label. Pop 1; 1 finer in 58+ at PCGS for the variety. Estimate Value $10,000 - UP
Discovered in Europe-Heritage (where misattributed as S-182)-Del Bland, Superior 2/2/1992:877-J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/2001:434-Jon A. Boka-David Johnson 5/2014-Tom Reynolds Collection (includes the Frankenfield lot ticket and Boka collection envelope).
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