Lot 162
1798 S-166 R1 Style II Hair, Large 8. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. CAC Approved. Choice lustrous tan and light brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints of the devices. Traces of golden tan faded down from mint color can be found on both sides and this cent offers outstanding eye appeal. No spots or stains. The notable marks are a very thin nick at the junction of the neck and bust and a couple smaller ones in the field over the bust tip. Sharply struck MDS Breen state III. The die crack that arcs through the lower left part of the reverse is strong but there is no rim cud over ST in STATES and the chip inside the E in UNITED has not formed. Struck with the obverse slightly misaligned to K-2.5 and the reverse rotated 30 degrees CCW. Graded MS62 and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #20877. Bland says AU55 and tied for CC#5. Our grade is MS60+. The obverse of this cent is plated in Early American Cents and Penny Whimsy and both sides are plated in the 1991 Noyes reference. The attribution and Naftzger-Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label. Pop 1; none finer at PCGS for the variety (PCGS # 36068) .
Estimated Value $15,000-UP.
Ex Henry Beckwith, S. H. Chapman 4/1923:17-Henry C. Hines-Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/19/1972-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992-Eric Streiner 4/4/1992-Denis Loring 12/1992-John B. MacDonald 1/1997.
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| Realized $18,213 |
