Lot 349
1798 S-185 R2 Small 8, Style II Hair VF30. Sharpness EF45 but covered with very fine granularity, strongest on the reverse but not really strong anywhere. No verdigris, and the only marks are a thin horizontal nick on the upper lip and a faint diagonal hairline scratch in the field off the bust tip. Rather glossy dark olive and steel brown. E-MDS, Breen state IV. There are a few fine die cracks at TY but the radial crack through the Y to the forehead has not formed. The reverse is rotated 15 degrees CCW. Called EF45 net VF35 by Bland and tied for CC#5 in his census. Noyes says EF40 net VF25 and tied for CC#9, his photo #23213. Comes with a nice provenance. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP
Ex Oscar J. Pearl-Numismatic Gallery FPL 1944, lot 132-Charles M. Williams-Numismatic Gallery #68, 11/1950:158-C. Douglas Smith-Dr. Robert A. Schuman-Chris McCawley 1/5/2005-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/6/2009:341 (includes the Holmes collection envelope and lot ticket).
|
| |
| Realized $2,115 |
