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1798 S-144 R5+ Style I Hair, Large 8 PCGS
Genuine, G Details, Environmental Damage.
Medium to dark chocolate brown and steel.
The planchet is covered with very fine porosity
on all but the highpoints, which are smooth.
No verdigris, and the only notable mark is a
light rim bruise before the throat. LDS, Breen
state IV, with a clear die crack through ES
in STATES to the first A in AMERICA. The
earlier crack through the top of OF is strong.
The date is complete and clear and the legends
are readable in spite of the roughness. Graded
VG10 sharpness net G4 and tied for CC#19 in
the Noyes census his photo #27691.
Our grade
is VG7 sharpness net G4
. The attribution and
Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS
Secure label
(PCGS # 36011)
Estimated Value ...............................$3,000-UP
Ex Herbert Rosen-Denis Loring 5/1983.
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1798 S-145 R3 Style I Hair, Large 8. PCGS graded AU-53.
CAC APPROVED
. Frosty tan and light steel brown with darker steel
brown toning on the highpoints. Not a hint of corrosion or verdigris, but there are some small marks. The notable ones are a trio
of vertical nicks on the ribbon under the N in CENT and a thin planchet crease (as struck) that meanders under CE. Nicely struck
EDS, Breen state I, before any buckling or die clashmarks. In addition there are areas on the edge that display diagonal reeding,
which was applied in England before the blank planchets were shipped to the US Mint. Graded VF35 net VF30 and tied for CC#4
in the Noyes census, his photo #31743. Bland says VF35 and tied for CC#3 in the Breen/Bland census.
Our grade is EF40 net
VF35.
The attribution and Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 2; none finer at PCGS for the variety
(PCGS # 36014)
Estimated Value ........................................................................................................................................................................... $5,000-UP
Ex Hollinbeck Kagin Coin Co. #258, 6/1965:96-Hollinbeck Kagin Coin Co. #299, 1/1973:272-Hollinbeck Kagin Coin Co.-Art Kagin-
Kagin’s Numismatic Auctions #322, 9/1980:126-Art Kagin 8/16/1992 (the 1980 Kagin’s lot ticket is included).