Lot 157
1798 S-163 R4- Style I Hair, Small 8. PCGS graded Fine-12. Glossy dark chocolate brown and steel. No corrosion or verdigris, only minor contact marks consistent with the grade. A dull nick in the hair under the E in LIBERTY and a thin nick at the truncation over the 7 in the date are the best identifying marks, but they are not distracting at all. Rare Terminal Die State (TDS), Breen state VII, with a cud break connecting the bases of the 17 to the rim and extending left to under the lowest curl. Graded VG10 net VG7 by Noyes and CC#1 of the TDS examples in his census, photo #60013. Our grade is VG10. The attribution and Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label. Pop 1; 7 finer at PCGS for the variety, 3 in F15, 2 in VF25, 1 in EF40, and 1 in EF45 (PCGS # 36053) .
Estimated Value $750-UP.
Ex William Paul (American Heritage Minting) 1/2007.
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