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1798 S-186 R2 Style II Hair, Small 8 PCGS Genuine, F De-
tails, Environmental Damage.
Dark grayish steel with just a
hint of gloss, mostly on the reverse. The planchet is covered
with uniform fine granularity but there is no verdigris and
essentially no marks. What makes this cent special is the die
state. LDS but not quite the latest, Breen IX, with a raised
retained cud at NITED that obliterates most if IT and a piece
of the N in UNITED. The die crack that extends under the
base of the adjacent E and up through the D is strong but the
bottom of the D is not filled (compare to the following lot).
The earlier crack arcing through ME to the denominator is
bold and the area around the denominator is failing badly. A
piece for the die state specialist.
Our grade is VG10 sharp-
ness net VG7
. The attribution and Reynolds provenance are
noted on the PCGS Secure label
(PCGS # 36125)
Estimated Value ......................................................... $400-UP
Ex an unrecorded source at the Michigan State Numismatic
Society show 11/2000.
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1798 S-186 R2 Style II Hair, Small 8. PCGS graded Fine-12.
The obverse is
glossy light to medium chocolate brown with a dozen small puffs of darker ol-
ive brown scattered about. The reverse is a slightly glossy medium steel brown
and chocolate with reddish chocolate brown toning in the protected areas. The
obverse is reasonably smooth but does have some hairline scratches, mostly
in the field left of the lower curls. The reverse has very fine roughness in the
fields and protected areas while the devices are mostly smooth. Not a perfect
cent to be sure, but the die state is quite special. VLDS, Breen state IX late.
The retained cud at NITED is larger and raised a bit more than on the preced-
ing lot. The cud now extends to over the left top of the N (it stops at the right
side of the N on the previous lot) and the crack under ED is much stronger.
In addition the bottom of that D is now filled. A great die state. Graded VG10
net VG7 and CC#1 of the LDS in the Noyes census, his photo #27085. Bland
grades it F12 sharpness net VG8.
Our grade is F12 net VG8+
. The attribution
and Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 1; 5 finer
at PCGS for the variety, 1 in VF25, 1 in VF30, 1 in VF35, 1 in AU58, and 1
in MS64
(PCGS # 36125)
Estimated Value .......................................................................................$400-UP
Ex Dennis Mendelson, Superior 2/3/1991:718 (lot ticket included).