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EAC, PW, & Noyes Plate Coin
138
1798 S-153 R3 Style I Hair, Large 8. PCGS graded
AU-55.
CAC APPROVED
. Frosty steel brown and
chocolate with lighter reddish tan and steel brown
faded from mint color in protected areas. No rough-
ness or verdigris, only a few light contact marks. The
notable ones are a nick close under the lowest curl, a
diagonal nick hidden in the hair under the ear lobe,
and a small chip on the rim over the E in UNITED. M-
LDS, Breen state V early. The die crack from the lowest
curl up into the field is clear and there is an obvious
bulge to the right of the crack, but the crack through
the tops of LIBE has not extended through RTY. This
is the plate coin for the die variety in
Early American
Cents
,
Penny Whimsy
,
and the 1991 Noyes reference.
Graded AU55 net EF45 and CC#2 in the Noyes census
(but he has it as AU50 and CC#1 in his 1991 census),
his photo #21314. Bland says EF45 and tied for
CC#1. Graded VG10 net VG8 by Noyes, his photo
#39708.
Our grade is EF45+.
The attribution and
Naftzger-Reynolds provenance are noted on the
PCGS Secure label.
Pop 2; none finer at PCGS for
the variety (PCGS # 36029)
Estimated Value............................... $12,000-UP
Ex Henry C. Miller, Thomas L. Elder
4/13/1917:768-Henry Chapman-Dr. George P. French,
B. Max Mehl 1929 FPL, lot 190-Henry A. Sternberg
8/1930-T. James Clarke 1949-Dr. William H. Sheldon
4/19/1972-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992-Eric Streiner
4/2/1992.
139
1798 S-153 R3 Large 8, Style I Hair. PCGS graded VF-35.
CAC
APPROVED
. Glossy medium chocolate brown with a couple
small splashes of darker chocolate toning around the ear. Smooth
and attractive with just a few contact marks. The notable ones are a
pair of diagonal nicks over the hair ribbon, a light diagonal hairline
scratch through the upper lip, and a nick in the field before the eye.
Rare TDS, Breen state VII, with a strong cud break at the bust tip.
Graded VF20 net F12 and tied for CC#21 overall for the variety in
the Noyes census, his photo #23190.
Our grade is VF20 sharpness
net F15+
. Another impressive die state that comes with an equally
impressive provenance. The attribution and Ruby-Reynolds
provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 2; 5 finer at
PCGS for the variety, 1 in EF40, 1 in AU50, 1 in AU53, and 2 in
AU55 (PCGS # 36029)
Estimated Value ................................................................$1,500-UP
Ex Dr. George P. French (probably lot 191 in the B. Max Mehl 1929
FPL sale of the collection, but possibly a private transaction)-Howard
R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau & Co., 2/7/1945:195-Dr. Charles
L. Ruby, Superior 2/11/1974:495-C. Douglas Smith-Eric Streiner,
Superior 10/11/1992:91 (C. D. Smith collection envelope and 1992
Superior lot ticket included).