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1798 S-159 R3+ Style I Hair, Small 8. PCGS graded Fine-
15.
Rather glossy dark chocolate and olive brown with lighter
steel brown toning on the devices. The surfaces are covered
with uniform light roughness under the toning but there is
no verdigris. The only mark is a dull, old scratch in the field
before the face, and it blends perfectly into the toning. The
date and legends are complete and clear. Rare Terminal Die
State (TDS), Breen state VII, with a strong cud break connect-
ing the L in LIBERTY to the rim above, and the cud nearly
touches the adjacent I. The reverse is rotated 35 degrees CCW.
Graded F15 net VG7 by Noyes, his photo #26585.
Our grade
is F15+ sharpness net VG10
. The attribution and Reynolds
provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 3; 4 finer
at PCGS for the variety, 1 in VF20, 1 in VF30, 1 in EF40, and
1 in AU55
(PCGS # 36041)
Estimated Value............................................................ $800-UP
Ex Gordon J. Wrubel 3/20/1974-Jules Reiver, Heritage
1/24/2006:19383 (Reiver collection envelope included).
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1798 S-159 R3+ Style I Hair, Small 8. PCGS graded Fine-12.
Dark grayish steel and olive brown. The surfaces are a bit dull
but there is no trace of corrosion or verdigris, only numerous
tiny contact marks scattered over both sides. A thin diagonal
nick on the left top of the R in LIBERTY and a dull nick on the
base of the Y are good identifying marks. Very rare TDS, Breen
state VII, with a cud break connecting the L in LIBERTY to the
rim. The vertical die cracks in the field behind the portrait are
strong and the reverse is rotated 35 degrees CCW. The finest
of the die state listed in the Noyes census is graded VG10.
Our
grade for this example is F12+ sharpness net V8.
The attribu-
tion and Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure
label.
Pop 1; 7 finer at PCGS for the variety, 3 in F15, 1 in
VF20, 1 in VF30, 1 in EF40, and 1 in AU55
(PCGS # 36041)
Estimated Value ...........................................................$500-UP
Ex Jerry Wysong-Rod Burress 9/1998-Stefan Aaron 12/2006.