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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).