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1798 S-184 R1 Style II Hair, Small 8. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown.

CAC

APPROVED

. Choice frosty uniform steel and olive brown. Satiny mint luster

covers the fields and protected areas and this cent offers excellent eye appeal.

The only marks, and they are barely visible under magnification, are a faint

diagonal hairline on the neck, a very light vertical nick on the jaw, and a tiny

low spot at the left top of the second T in STATES (as struck). Sharply struck

E-MDS, Breen state II. There are clear die clashmarks on the reverse and

numerous microscopic chips under RT in LIBERTY, but no rim cuds on the

reverse. Fine vertical die finishing lines show in the obverse fields. Graded

MS60 net AU55 and CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #23321. Bland

says AU55 and finest of the confirmed examples in his census.

Our grade is

AU58+, very close to mint state.

Comes with a great provenance. The attri-

bution and Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label.

Pop 2;

none finer at PCGS for the variety (PCGS # 36119)

Estimated Value .................................................................................. $7,500-UP

Ex Lorin G. Parmelee, New York Coin & Stamp Co. 6/1890:766-Harlan P.

Smith-John G. Mills, S. H. & H. Chapman 4/1904:1257a-George Anders-

unknown-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Dorothy Paschal-Mulford B. Simons, Jr.

(Penn Valley Coin Shoppe)-Eastern Coin Exchange-1977 ANA Sale (Kagin’s

Numismatic Auctions #309), lot 280-Myles Z. Gerson-David Berg-Kenneth

M. Goldman-George Szykier-Tony Terranova-Herman Halpern 2/14/1987-C.

Douglas Smith-Dr. Robert A. Schuman, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Supe-

rior 9/5/2004:406.