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Flipover Double Strike S-173
Finest 1798 S-174
178
1798 S-173 R3 Style II Hair, Small 8. PCGS graded
VG-8.
Flipover Double Strike, Rotated Reverse. Slightly
glossy chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning
covering the devices. No roughness or verdigris, just a
bit dull. The only notable mark is a thin scratch at the
bottom of ON in ONE on the obverse. This cent was struck
twice and the evidence is obvious at arm’s length. The first
strike was normal but the cent failed to eject completely from the coin-
ing chamber before flipping over and being hit a second time. The sec-
ond strike hit nearly 50% off center leaving a strong impression of ONE,
ENT, and parts of the wreath at the bottom of the obverse and obliterating
all traces of the date. The obverse die struck at the opposing area on the right
side of the reverse but only faint traces of the hair details are still visible there.
The planchet is now egg-shaped as a result of that second off-center strike.
M-LDS, Breen state VIII, with a cud break over ERTY. The reverse is rotated
65 degrees CCW on the initial strike. A neat mint error.
Our grade is G6
. The
attribution, “Flipover Double Strike” error, and Reynolds provenance are all
noted on the PCGS Secure label
(PCGS # 36089)
Estimated Value ....................................................................................$1,000-UP
Ex Bill McClean, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 6/1993:152.
179
1798 S-174 R2 Style II Hair, Small 8. PCGS
graded MS-64 Brown.
Beautiful lustrous light
to medium steel brown with slightly darker steel
brown toning on the highpoints. No spots or
stains. The only mark worthy of note is a faint
hairline scratch from the shoulder into the field
left of the lower curls. M-LDS, Breen state IV,
showing strong die clashmarks on both sides and
bold die chips in the field under the hair ribbon.
The reverse of this cent is plated in
Early Ameri-
can Cents
and
Penny Whimsy
, and both sides are
plated in the 1991 Noyes reference. Graded MS62
and CC#1 as the only mint state example of the
variety in the Noyes census, his photo #20428.
Bland says AU55 and tied for CC#1.
Our grade
is MS60
. The attribution and Naftzger-Reynolds
provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 1; none finer at PCGS for the variety
(PCGS
# 36092)
Estimated Value ................................. $15,000-UP
Ex James G. Macallister (who inherited the cent
from his father) 1929-Henry C. Hines-Dr. Wil-
liam H. Sheldon 4/19/1972-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.,
2/23/1992-Eric Streiner 4/5/1992 (includes the
Naftzger collection envelope).