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1798 S-148 R2 Style I Hair, Large 8. PCGS graded MS-
63+ Brown.
CAC APPROVED
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Lustrous light olive and
steel with tiny peeps of faded mint color remaining in pro-
tected areas around the wreath. Satiny mint frost covers
all but the highpoints of the devices and this cent offers ex-
cellent eye appeal. There are a few minor contact marks on
the obverse including two crisscrossed nicks on the chin
and a few light marks in the field before the chin and neck.
E-MDS, Breen state II, with light die cracks at the date,
bust tip, and lowest curl but without a die crack through
LIBERTY. In addition there is a shallow low spot in the
wreath right of E in ONE (caused by debris on the die).
A very attractive example of the Style I Hair with Large 8
type, one of only a few known in mint state. Graded MS62
Choice and CC#2 behind the ANS example in the Noyes
census, his photo #23021. Bland says MS60 and CC#3
behind two examples in the ANS.
Our grade is MS60+.
The attribution and Reynolds provenance are noted on
the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 1 the only MS example of the
variety graded by PCGS. (PCGS # 36023)
Estimated Value .................................................$30,000-UP
Ex Henry C. Hines-Lillian Scheer (Hines’ housekeeper)-
Homer K. Downing 1950-Dr. William H. Sheldon 1958-
C. Douglas Smith-Dr. Robert A. Schuman, McCawley &
Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/5/2004:331-Walter Husak,
Heritage 2/15/2008:2151.