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1798 S-177 R4+ Style II Hair, Small 8. PCGS graded VG-
10.
CAC APPROVED
. Glossy medium chocolate brown with
slightly lighter steel brown toning on the devices. No rough-
ness or verdigris, only a few contact marks. The notable ones
are several faint diagonal hairlines on the portrait and a pair of
dull diagonal nicks under IB in LIBERTY. The date is bold and
the legends are clear except for weakness caused by swelling at
TED in UNITED. Terminal Die State (TDS), Breen state V late.
All the die cracks described by Breen are present plus there is an
obvious retained cud break or swelling over the R in AMERICA.
This feature is not mentioned in the Breen reference. Graded
F12 net VG8 and tied for CC#23 in the Noyes census, his photo
#29958.
Our grade is VG8+, close to VG10
. The attribution and
Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop
1; 4 finer at PCGS for the variety, 2 in VF25, 1 in EF40 and 1 in
EF45 (PCGS # 36101)
Estimated Value............................................................... $500-UP
Ex William C. Noyes 9/1992.
189
1798 S-178 R5+ Style II Hair, Reverse of 1795. PCGS graded
VG-8.
CAC APPROVED
. Mostly glossy chocolate brown and
steel. No verdigris or notable contact marks. A small planchet
chip at K-8 on the reverse rim can serve as an identifying mark.
The date is bold, LIBERTY is clear, and the legend on the reverse
is easily readable except for UNITE and OF, which are faint at
best. The Single Leaves feature at the top of the wreath is clear.
LDS, Breen state IV late. The two die cracks through the date are
strong, the obverse fields are covered with fine die rust, and there
is an unlisted die crack through the base of the Y in LIBERTY
to the rim at right. Graded VG7 net G5 and tied for CC#12 in
the Noyes census, his photo #36306.
Our grade is G6
. A decent
example of this very rare “Redbook” variety. The attribution and
Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS secure label.
Pop
1; 2 finer at PCGS for the variety, 1 in VG10 and 1 in VF35
(PCGS # 36008)
Estimated Value............................................................ $3,500-UP
Ex Bowers & Merena 3/5/1998:157 (lot ticket included).