Lot 343
1798 S-162 R4 Small 8, Style I Hair VF25. Glossy medium chocolate brown with a splash of reddish brown toning under ERI in AMERICA. The surfaces are smooth and this cent has excellent eye appeal, especially on the obverse. No corrosion or verdigris, only a few small contact marks. The notable ones are a small diagonal nick on the throat and a minor scrape on the dentils over the first A in AMERICA. MDS, Breen state II, with swelling in the obverse fields. The date and legends are all bold. Noyes photo #27739, tied for CC#7 honors in his condition census. Comes with a nice provenance. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP
Ex Sidney A. Levinson, Stack's 4/1988:128-Darwin B. Palmer 1989 (via Fred Borcherdt)-Tom Reynolds Collection (privately) 10/2002-Clay Everhart-2008 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 5/10/2008:301 (includes the Everhart collection envelope and EAC Sale lot ticket).
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| Realized $1,645 |
