166 / 280
164
Superb 1798 S-179
190
1798 S-179 R2 Style II Hair, Small 8. PCGS graded MS-
65 Brown.
Superb lustrous medium steel and light olive
brown with underlying faded mint red covering a signifi-
cant portion of the fields and protected areas, especially
on the obverse. A fabulous early cent that looks flawless
to the unaided eye. A glass reveals a small planchet void
under the eye (as struck), a thin nick near the curl left
of the eye, and a single dull nick near the dentils left of
the lower curls. MDS, Breen state III, with tiny lumps
of die rust around TES in STATES and dull die clash-
marks on both sides. The obverse of this cent is plated
in the 1931 Clapp reference and both sides are plated in
Early American Cents
and
Penny Whimsy
. Graded MS65
Choice and tied for CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo
#21542. Bland says MS63 and tied for CC#2.
Our grade
is MS63+
. Comes with a great provenance, as you would
expect for such a beautiful cent. The attribution and
Naftzger-Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS
Secure label.
Pop 1; none finer at PCGS for the variety
(PCGS # 36104)
Estimated Value.............................................. $40,000-UP
Ex F. W. Lincoln of W. S. Lincoln & Son (London)
8/1891-Benjamin H. Collins 1/30/1919-Dr. Henry W.
Beckwith, S. H. Chapman 4/1923:18-Elmer S. Sears-
Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458,
2/7/1945:253-James Kelly-Standish Hall-Hollinbeck Stamp
& Coin Co FPL #25, 1947:17-Sheraton Coin Co.-1947
ANA Sale (Numismatic Gallery #40), lot 847-T. James
Clarke-Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/19/1972-R. E. Naftzger,
Jr., 2/23/1992-Eric Streiner-Jay Parrino (The Mint), Supe-
rior 9/7/1997:50 (Superior lot ticket included).