Lot 180
1798 S-173 R3 Style II Hair, Small 8 PCGS graded XF45. Glossy chocolate brown and steel with frost in protected areas on both sides. Smooth and attractive, just lightly worn. No corrosion or verdigris, only microscopic marks. The best identifying mark is a thin, very light diagonal nick in the field before the upper lip. Extremely rare TDS, Breen state IX, with strong cud breaks at LI and ERTY with a much lighter thin rim cud over CA in AMERICA. (The rim break at CA, Breen's state IX, occurs prior to the cud at LI, Breen's state VIII. He has them reversed.) Noyes graded VF35 Choice and tied for CC#11 overall but one of the finest of the terminal die state, his photo #29898. Our grade is VF35. Comes with a great provenance. The attribution and Naftzger-Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label. Pop 1; 7 finer at PCGS for the variety. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP
Ex David Proskey-Henry C. Hines-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Dorothy Paschal-C. Douglas Smith-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:246-Lillian Willins 1/1992-Tom Reynolds Collection (includes the collection envelopes from Paschal, Smith, and Brown plus the Brown lot ticket).
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