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Finest 1798 S-156 Rarity
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1798 S-156 R5+ Style I Hair, Small 8, Reverse of 1795. PCGS
graded AU-50.
CAC APPROVED
. Very attractive frosty
medium chocolate brown with slightly lighter brown toning
in protected areas. No spots, stains or traces of roughness. The
only defects are some tiny nicks scattered over both sides. The
notable marks are a thin nick touching the curl on the neck,
a pair of parallel diagonal nicks left of the base of the L in
LIBERTY, and a small but sharp vertical nick close over the E
in CENT. None of these marks is distracting and the eye appeal
of this cent is excellent. MDS, Breen state II early. The die crack
from the dentils to the bust tip is very light and extends up only
slightly past the drapery onto the bust. This is the plate coin for
the variety in the Noyes and Breen references. Graded VF30
net VF25 and tied for CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo
#23244. Bland says VF30 and CC#1 by 10 points over the next
best example.
Our grade is VF30.
The attribution and Brown-
Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop
1; none finer at PCGS for the variety (PCGS # 36005)
Estimated Value........................................................ $20,000-UP
Ex Ireland-Irish Coin Co.-R. S. Brown, Jr., 6/1976-Denis Loring
12/25/1977-C. Douglas Smith-Dr. Robert A. Schuman, Mc-
Cawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/25/2003:445 (lot ticket
included).