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1797 S-138 R1. PCGS graded AU-58+.
CAC APPROVED
.
Lustrous dark chocolate brown and steel with slightly lighter
steel brown in protected areas. Essentially flawless showing
just a hint of rub on the highest points and no defects. Find-
ing an identifying mark presents quite a challenge (which is
a nice problem to have, of course). A collection of extremely
faint hairlines on the cheek and a tiny struck-through mark
just right of the base of the D in UNITED will have to suffice.
LDS, Breen state VIII, with all the die cracks and swelling
mentioned by Breen. Graded AU50 and tied for CC#8 in
the Noyes census, his photo #27839.
Our grade is EF45+,
very close to AU50.
The attribution and Reynolds prov-
enance are noted on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 1; 1
finer in MS64 at PCGS for the variety (PCGS # 35945)
Estimated Value......................................... $7,500-UP
Ex Larry Briggs 1/1992-Chris Kromer, McCawley & Grellman
Auctions/Superior 2/18/2001:2118 (lot ticket included).
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1797 S-138 R1. PCGS graded AU-50.
Glossy chocolate brown with
slightly lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. Frosty luster
covers the protected areas on both sides and this cent offers excellent
eye appeal. The only marks are some microscopic hairlines in the
obverse fields, none visible without the aid of a strong glass. The best
identifying mark is a tiny pinprick on the top of the upright of the
E in ONE, and this mark is visible only under magnification. MDS,
Breen state III, showing a dull die crack reaching from the base of
the Y in LIBERTY down into the field before the chin.
Our grade
is EF40+, very close to EF45
. The attribution and Reynolds prov-
enance are noted on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 2; 3 finer at PCGS
for the variety, 1 in AU58, 1 in AU58+, and 1 in MS64
(PCGS #
35945)
Estimated Value.................................................................... $3,000-UP
Ex Heritage 4/28/2011:4019.