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1798 S-166 R1 Style II Hair, Large 8 PCGS Genuine, F
Details, Scratch.
Dark grayish steel and olive brown. The
surfaces are dull thanks to uniform extremely faint granu-
larity. No verdigris. There are a couple very shallow vertical
scrapes well hidden in the toning over the bust and a couple
dull cuts on the rim over TES in STATES. Nothing special
except for the die state, which is much earlier than usually
seen for this variety. E-MDS, Breen state II. The die crack
that arcs through the fraction to the E in UNITED is light
and there is no lump inside that E. This is the earliest state
seen by this cataloger, but an uncracked example is rumored
to exist.
Our grade is F12 sharpness net VG8
. The attribu-
tion and Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure
label
(PCGS # 36068)
Estimated Value .........................................................$300-UP
Ex Fred Lochary 7/2009.
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1798 S-167 R1 Style II Hair, Large 8. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown.
Beautiful lustrous medium chocolate and olive brown with
a couple tiny peeps of faded mint color on the reverse. Satiny mint frost covers this cent extending to even the highest points
of the devices. No spots or stains, virtually flawless. The best identifying marks, and they are barely visible with a glass, are two
small ticks on the upright of the F in OF and a microscopic tick in the center of the upright of the T in CENT. E-MDS, Breen
state II. The fields are covered with fresh die lapping lines and the chips slanting from the base of the E in UNITED are very
light, strongest at the leaves under the O in OF. Struck slightly off center to K-10. Graded MS60 net AU55 (reason for deduction
unknown) and tied for CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #27789. Bland says MS60, tied for CC#1.
Our grade is MS63
. The
attribution and Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 1; none finer at PCGS for the variety
(PCGS #
36071)
Estimated Value ..................................................................................................................................................................... $20,000-UP
Ex Clinton W. Erickson 4/1985-Robert E. Matthews, Superior 5/28/1989:327 (lot ticket included).