Lot 158
1798 S-164 R4 Style I Hair, Small 8. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Beautiful frosty medium chocolate brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and lighter steel brown in protected areas. No spots or stains, virtually flawless. A tiny planchet chip very well hidden in the curl left of the date is the best identifying mark, but you will need a strong glass to see it. MDS, Breen state IV, with extensive die erosion on the right half of the obverse mixed with clashmarks. A superb example of an odd-looking die state. Graded AU55 Choice and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #23072. Bland says AU55 and CC#1. Our grade is AU58, very close to mint state. This cent is plated in the 1931 reference on the cents of 1798 & 1799 by George H. Clapp, as well as in Early American Cents, Penny Whimsy, and in the Breen encyclopedia. Another superb cent in this outstanding collection. The attribution and C. D. Smith-Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label. Pop 2; none finer at PCGS for the variety (PCGS # 36056) .
Estimated Value $20,000-UP.
Discovered in England by Elmer S. Sears in 1922-Henry C. Hines 1944-Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/19/1972-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/14/1973:479-Myles Z. Gerson-Jerry A. Bobbe-Jack H. Beymer 11/27/1975-C. Douglas Smith-Dr. Robert A. Schuman, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/25/2003:453-Walter Husak, Heritage 2/15/2008:2167.
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