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1798 S-165 R4 Style II Hair, Large 8. PCGS graded AU-50.
CAC AP-
PROVED
. Very attractive uniform glossy medium chocolate and olive
brown. No spots or stains, and the only marks are a very faint hairline
scratch from the B in LIBERTY down into the hair where it disappears and
a light diagonal nick in the field before the brow. This cent offers outstand-
ing eye appeal. MDS, Breen state II, showing light die clashmarks on both
sides. Graded VF35 and CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #20334.
Bland says VF35 and tied for CC#2 honors (the CC#1 cent is in the ANS).
Our grade is VF35.
Comes with an important provenance. The attribution
and Naftzger-Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 1; none finer at PCGS for the variety (PCGS # 36065)
Estimated Value ............................................................................$8,000-UP
Ex John P. Young, M. H. Bolender MBS #181, 9/1951:124-C. Douglas Smith
12/1956 (via Dorothy Paschal)-Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/19/1972-R. E.
Naftzger, Jr. 2/23/1992-Eric Streiner 4/2/1992 (includes the Naftzger collec-
tion envelope).
162
1798 S-166 R1 Style II Hair, Large 8. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown.
CAC
APPROVED
. Choice lustrous tan and light brown with slightly darker
steel brown toning on the highpoints of the devices. Traces of golden tan
faded down from mint color can be found on both sides and this cent
offers outstanding eye appeal. No spots or stains. The notable marks are
a very thin nick at the junction of the neck and bust and a couple smaller
ones in the field over the bust tip. Sharply struck MDS Breen state III. The
die crack that arcs through the lower left part of the reverse is strong but
there is no rim cud over ST in STATES and the chip inside the E in UNIT-
ED has not formed. Struck with the obverse slightly misaligned to K-2.5
and the reverse rotated 30 degrees CCW. Graded MS62 and CC#1 in the
Noyes census, his photo #20877. Bland says AU55 and tied for CC#5.
Our
grade is MS60+
. The obverse of this cent is plated in
Early American Cents
and
Penny Whimsy
and both sides are plated in the 1991 Noyes reference.
The attribution and Naftzger-Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS
Secure label.
Pop 1; none finer at PCGS for the variety (PCGS # 36068)
Estimated Value ........................................................................... $15,000-UP
Ex Henry Beckwith, S. H. Chapman 4/1923:17-Henry C. Hines-Dr. Wil-
liam H. Sheldon 4/19/1972-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992-Eric Streiner
4/4/1992-Denis Loring 12/1992-John B. MacDonald 1/1997.