Lot 159
1798 S-164 R4 Style I Hair, Small 8. PCGS graded EF-40. CAC Approved. Glossy light chocolate and steel brown. No roughness or verdigris, but there are a few contact marks. The notable ones are a very light rim bruise left of the hair ribbon, a small chip out of the rim under the 7, another chip out of the rim over the A in STATES, a small rim dent at TE in UNITED, and a rim bruise at the C in AMERICA. None of these marks is significant but there are a few too many to ignore. Nicely struck EDS, Breen state I, showing some light die clashmarks on the obverse and a faint bulge near the dentils right of the bust tip. Otherwise the field before the portrait is smooth. Graded VF25 net F15 and tied for CC#15 in the Noyes census, his photo #39705. Our grade is VF25+ sharpness net VF20+. The attribution and Robinson-Reynolds provenance are shown on the PCGS Secure label. Pop 1; 2 finer in MS62 at PCGS for the variety (PCGS # 36056) .
Estimated Value $1,500-UP.
Ex Jim Seacord 8/1984-Jack H. Robinson, Superior 1/29/1989:329 (lot ticket included).
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