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1798 S-163 R4- Style I Hair, Small 8. PCGS graded VF-25.
CAC APPROVED
.
Very attractive glossy light to medium chocolate brown, the highpoints a few
shades lighter than the protected areas. Smooth surfaces, void of any trace of
corrosion or verdigris. There are some light contact marks, however, including a
small rim bruise left of the L in LIBERTY, another left of the lower curls, and a
couple small pinpricks in the field under the chin. M-LDS, Breen state VI, with a
slightly sunken retained cud break at the bottom of the 17 extending left to below
the curls. All the die cracks described by Breen are present. Noyes graded F15
net VG10 and tied for CC#10, his photo #28585. Del Bland says F12.
Our grade
is F15+ sharpness net F12.
Comes with a very nice provenance for a relatively
modest cent. The attribution and Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS
Secure label.
Pop 2; 2 finer at PCGS for the variety, 1 in EF40 and 1 in EF45
(PCGS # 36053)
Estimated Value........................................................................................ $2,000-UP
Ex George H. Clapp-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Dorothy Paschal-R. S. Brown, Jr.,
Superior 1/27/1996:228-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/2005:3191 (includes the
Brown lot ticket and collection envelope).
157
1798 S-163 R4- Style I Hair, Small 8. PCGS graded Fine-12.
Glossy
dark chocolate brown and steel. No corrosion or verdigris, only minor
contact marks consistent with the grade. A dull nick in the hair under
the E in LIBERTY and a thin nick at the truncation over the 7 in the
date are the best identifying marks, but they are not distracting at all.
Rare Terminal Die State (TDS), Breen state VII, with a cud break con-
necting the bases of the 17 to the rim and extending left to under the
lowest curl. Graded VG10 net VG7 by Noyes and CC#1 of the TDS
examples in his census, photo #60013.
Our grade is VG10
. 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, 2 in VF25, 1 in EF40, and
1 in EF45
(PCGS # 36053)
Estimated Value........................................................................... $750-UP
Ex William Paul (American Heritage Minting) 1/2007.