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Penny Whimsy
Plate Coin S-187
205
1798 S-187 R1 Style II Hair, Small 8. PCGS graded MS-65
Brown.
Lustrous light steel brown and tan with a few small puffs
of darker steel brown toning on the lower half of the obverse and
a peep of faded mint color on the reverse. Mint frost covers this
cent and the eye appeal is outstanding. The only marks are an ex-
tremely faint hairline on the jaw and neck, another across the 17
and lowest curl, and a tiny planchet void or flake on the rim over
the second T in STATES. MDS, Breen state III, with a cud break
that reaches inside the dentils before the nose and lips. A beauti-
ful cent that Dr. Sheldon graded MS70 (but that’s when he owned
it). Both sides are plated in
Penny Whimsy
to illustrate the variety.
Graded MS65 Choice and tied for CC#1 in the Noyes census, his
photo #21670. Bland says MS61 and CC#1.
Our grade is MS62+,
very close to MS63
. The attribution and Naftzger-Reynolds prov-
enance are noted on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 1; none finer at
PCGS for the variety
(PCGS # 36128)
Estimated Value ............................................................ $30,000-UP
Ex T. James Clarke (who obtained it in New York City in 1950)-Dr.
William H. Sheldon 4/19/1972-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992-Eric
Streiner-Jay Parrino (The Mint) 3/1997 (includes the Naftzger col-
lection envelope).