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Noyes Plate Coin For S-168
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1798 S-168 R3 Style II Hair, Small 8. PCGS graded MS-
62 Brown.
Glossy light olive brown with frosty lighter steel
brown and tan faded down from mint color in protected ar-
eas, especially on the reverse. There is some darker chocolate
brown toning extending from the E in ONE and T in CENT
to AME and the obverse shows subtle overtones of bluish
steel. Satiny mint luster covers the fields and protected areas,
especially on the obverse, and the eye appeal is excellent. The
only marks, and they are barely visible, are a diagonal nick
in the field off the lower end of the hair ribbon, another left
of the lower curls, and a faint hairline scratch under the curl
on the neck. LDS Breen state IV. Die clashmarks show on the
obverse and all the die cracks listed by Breen for the reverse
are present. In addition the reverse die is covered with mi-
croscopic lumps caused by die rust. Graded MS60 net AU50
and tied for CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #20381
(although he listed it as MS60 in his 1991 census). Bland says
MS61 and CC#1.
Our grade is AU58
. This cent is plated in
the 1991 Noyes reference to illustrate the variety. Comes with
a nice provenance. The attribution and Naftzger-Reynolds
provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 1; none
finer at PCGS for the variety
(PCGS # 36074)
Estimated Value ......................................................$10,000-UP
Ex Consignment B from Virginia, Hollinbeck Kagin Coin Co.
#176, 4/5/1954:519-C. Douglas Smith 1/1957 (in a trade for
some 1794 cents)-Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/19/1972-R. E.
Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992-Eric Streiner 4/2/1992 (includes the
Kagin lot envelope that also served as the Doug Smith collection
envelope, plus the Naftzger collection envelope).