Lot 175
1798 S-168 R3 Style II Hair, Small 8 PCGS graded AU58. Frosty dark steel brown and chocolate with peeps of faded mint red showing in protected areas on both sides, especially on the reverse. No corrosion or verdigris, only a few trivial contact marks. The notable ones are a tiny rim nick under the 8, a pair of diagonal hairline scratches left of the hair ribbon, and a thin vertical nick left of the upper lip. LDS, Breen state IV. All the die cracks described by Breen are present and shallow low spots (caused by debris on the die) cover much of the portrait and parts of the obverse fields. Graded EF45 and tied for CC#6 in the Bland census. Noyes says AU50 net EF45 and tied for CC#4, his photo #27791. Our grade is AU50. The attribution and Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label. Pop 2; 1 finer in 62 at PCGS for the variety. Estimate Value $4,000 - UP
Ex Western Rare Coin 5/1983.
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