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1798 S-164 R4 Style I Hair, Small 8. PCGS graded EF-40.
CAC APPROVED
. Glossy light chocolate and steel brown.
No roughness or verdigris, but there are a few contact
marks. The notable ones are a very light rim bruise left of the
hair ribbon, a small chip out of the rim under the 7, another
chip out of the rim over the A in STATES, a small rim dent
at TE in UNITED, and a rim bruise at the C in AMERICA.
None of these marks is significant but there are a few too
many to ignore. Nicely struck EDS, Breen state I, showing
some light die clashmarks on the obverse and a faint bulge
near the dentils right of the bust tip. Otherwise the field
before the portrait is smooth. Graded VF25 net F15 and
tied for CC#15 in the Noyes census, his photo #39705.
Our
grade is VF25+ sharpness net VF20+
. The attribution and
Robinson-Reynolds provenance are shown on the PCGS Se-
cure label.
Pop 1; 2 finer in MS62 at PCGS for the variety
(PCGS # 36056)
Estimated Value...................................................... $1,500-UP
Ex Jim Seacord 8/1984-Jack H. Robinson, Superior
1/29/1989:329 (lot ticket included).
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1798 S-164 R4 Style I Hair, Small 8 PCGS Genuine, VF Details, Rim Damage.
Glossy
medium brown and light chocolate with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and a
spot of dark olive brown toning on the bust. The surfaces are smooth and the toning is very
attractive, but there are numerous light rim bruises on both sides, none especially dis-
tracting but certainly too many to ignore. The notable ones are under the 79 and over the
second T in STATES. Rare EDS, Breen state I. The obverse die is perfect, free of any bulges
or chips, and the reverse is nearly upset with a 170 degree CCW rotation from the normal
head-to-foot die orientation (the upset reverse is noted by Breen as having been seen in his
state I).
Our grade is F12+ sharpness net VG10
. The attribution and Reynolds provenance
are noted on the PCGS Secure label
(PCGS # 36056)
Estimated Value............................................................................................................ $400-UP
Ex Fred Lochary 8/2008.