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Finest Early State S-171
Dramatic TDS S-171
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1798 S-171 R4 Style II Hair, Small 8. PCGS graded VF-35.
Glossy dark chocolate brown with traces of lighter steel brown toning
in protected areas on the reverse. No roughness or verdigris, but there are numerous tiny contact marks scattered over both sides. A
diagonal nick that touches the bottom of the eye may be the best identifying mark, but none of them is distracting in its own right.
Rare EDS, Breen state I, without any die cracks or cud breaks left of the L in LIBERTY. The obverse is slightly misaligned to K-9
while the reverse is nicely centered on the planchet. Graded VF25 net VF20 and tied for CC#9 honors overall for the variety (but
finest of the EDS by a full 10 points) in the Noyes census his photo #23169.
Our grade is VF30+ sharpness net VF25
. The attribu-
tion and Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 1; 2 finer at PCGS for the variety, 1 in AU55 and 1 in
AU58
(PCGS # 36083)
Estimated Value ............................................................................................................................................................................. $2,000-UP
Ex C. Douglas Smith-Dr. Robert A. Schuman, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/5/2004:386.
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1798 S-171 R4 Style II Hair, Small 8. PCGS graded
VG-8.
CAC APPROVED
. Rather glossy dark chocolate
brown in the fields and protected areas with light choco-
late brown toning covering the devices. The two-tone
appearance accents the details and this cent offers nice eye
appeal for the grade. The devices are smooth but the fields
and protected areas are covered with fine granularity. No
verdigris, and the only notable mark is a thin nearly hori-
zontal nick on the chin. Extremely rare TDS with a bold
die crack arcing through TY ending at the rim before the
chin. The area outlined by the crack is a sunken retained
cud. The earlier cud break left of the L is clear. A great
die state for the serious specialist. Graded VG7 net G5 by
Noyes, his photo #36309. The finest TDS example in his
census grades F12, and there is very little from which to
choose.
Our grade is VG7 net G5+
. The attribution and
Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 1; 3 finer at PCGS for the variety, 1 in VF35, 1 in
AU55, and 1 in AU58 (PCGS # 36083)
Estimated Value.................................................... $500-UP
Ex an unrecorded source at the 1998 FUN Show 1/1998.