Lot 160
1798 S-149 R4+ Style I Hair, Large 8 PCGS Genuine, XF Details, Environmental Damage. Sharpness EF40 but covered with uniform microscopic granularity. No verdigris, and the only marks are a dull, old scrape in the hair above the ear and a tiny nick under the left corner of the eye. Slightly frosty olive and dark steel brown with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints of the devices. Sharply struck EDS, Breen state I, before any swelling at S-OF-A. Graded EF40 net F15 and CC#1 in the Bland census. Noyes says VF35 net F12 and CC#1, his photo #36361. Our grade is net F15. An attractive finest known example of this tough variety in spite of the imperfections. The attribution and Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label. Estimate Value $4,000 - UP
Ex Rick DeSanctis (Numismatic Classics), McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/8/1998:925 (lot ticket included).
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