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Boldly Double Struck S-161
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1798 S-161 R2 Style I Hair, Small 8 PCGS
Genuine, VG Details, Graffiti.
Double Struck
Off-Center. Glossy medium chocolate
brown. Smooth and choice except for fine,
old scratches on the obverse, mostly in the
field before the portrait. The scratches are
not especially distracting and the eye ap-
peal remains nice for the grade. EDS, Breen
state I, before any die cracks on the reverse.
This cent was boldly double struck. The first
impression was centered on the planchet but
the cent failed to eject properly from the coining
chamber before being struck a second time at least 5% off
center to K-10. Major portions of the first strike remain visible on both
sides, including the date. A dramatic mint error that is visible to the
unaided eye.
Our grade is VG8+ sharpness net VG7
. The attribution,
Double Struck feature, and Reynolds provenance are noted on the
PCGS Secure label
(PCGS # 36047)
Estimated Value .........................................................................$750-UP
Acquired from an unrecorded source at the 5/1990 Long Beach Expo.
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1798 S-162 R4 Style I Hair, Small 8. PCGS graded EF-45.
CAC AP-
PROVED
. Very attractive glossy medium chocolate brown with slightly
lighter brown toning in protected areas on both sides. No corrosion or
verdigris, only light contact marks. The marks that can help identify
this cent are a tiny nick right of the date, a diagonal scratch over the N
in ONE, and a diagonal hairline scratch through the ribbon loop under
the N in CENT. Nicely struck E-MDS, Breen state II early, with slight
swelling in the field left of the curls but without the usual vertical crack
near the dentils left of the ribbon. Graded VF30 Choice and tied for
CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #39059. Bland says VF35, tied for
CC#2 in the Bland/Breen census.
Our grade is VF30+, close to VF35.
A beautiful cent that is quite high in the condition census, regard-
less of the list you prefer. The attribution and Reynolds prov-
enance are noted on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 3; none
finer at PCGS for the variety (PCGS # 36050)
Estimated Value ............................................... $8,000-UP
Ex Wayte Raymond 1931-Dr. William H. Sheldon-ANS
Museum Collection-transferred by the ANS to R. E.
Naftzger, Jr. on 1/26/2001 in exchange for the mint state
example originally donated to the ANS by George H. Clapp-
and to Tom Reynolds in 1/2002.