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157 1797 S-136 R3 F12. Sharpness VF30 but covered with fine
granularity under glossy chocolate brown toning. No marks or
verdigris, and the eye appeal of this cent is nice in spite of the
uniformly fine roughness. MDS, Breen state III. The date is bold
and the legends are clear.
Estimated Value ....................................................... $300-UP
Ex Bowers & Merena 10/26/2000:100-Ed Miller Collection.
158 Quartet of 1797 Cents. Includes S-137 R2 E-MDS VG10 net
G5 for pits, S-138 R1 E-MDS EF40 net F12 for pits on the
obverse, S-139 R1 M-LDS VG10 net VG8 for minor roughness,
and S-141 R4 EDS VG8 net G6 for scratches. All have a clear
date. Lot of 4 coins.
Estimated Value ....................................................... $200-UP
Ex Ed Miller Collection.
159 1797 S-142 R5+ VG7. A few points sharper but covered with
light contact marks including small nicks and hairline scratches.
None of the marks is significant in its own right, but there are
far too many to ignore. A nearly vertical nick up from the right
top of the N in ONE is the best identifying mark. Slightly glossy
light to medium chocolate brown. EDS, Breen state I. Struck
slightly off center to K-6 affecting some of the dentils but none
of the devices. The date and legends are complete and easily
readable except for OF, which is weakly struck.
Estimated Value ....................................................... $200-UP
Ex Washington Connecticut House Flea Market 6/1974-the Rod
Burress Collection.
160 1797 NC-2 R6 G4. Glossy light to medium chocolate brown
and olive. The surfaces are decent but there is some minor
roughness in the fields and protected areas, mostly behind the
portrait. No verdigris, and the notable marks are a light rim
bruise over the E in UNITED, a diagonal nick on the right side of
the N in ONE, and a small chip or pit well above that N. The
date is bold and the legends are easily readable (although a few
letters are weak). E-MDS, Breen state II, with a rim cud in the
dentils at D-ST. Nice for the grade in spite of the minor imper-
fections.
Estimated Value ....................................................... $600-UP
161 1798 S-145 R3 Large 8, Style I Hair F12. A few points
sharper with extremely fine granularity in the fields and pro-
tected areas, but this cent looks choice to the unaided eye. No
verdigris and only a few trivial contact marks, including a tiny
scratch on the neck and a diagonal nick at the bottom of the O
in ONE. Nicely struck EDS, Breen state I. The date is bold and
the legends are strong except for the usual weakness inside the
wreath.
Estimated Value .......................................................$300-UP
Ex Philip Van Cleave, Kagin' s 1/30/1986:5157-unknown-Chris
McCawley 9/10/2004-Evan Kopald-Ed Miller Collection (lot ticket
included).
162 1798 S-146 R5- Large 8, Style I Hair VG7. Slightly sharper
but covered with very fine granularity under mostly glossy choc-
olate brown toning. No verdigris, but there are some contact
marks. These include a few faint scratches in the field behind
the head, a collection of small nicks in the field before the neck,
and small rim bruises at the F in OF and CA in AMERICA. MDS.
The date is complete and easily readable but not strong due to
strike weakness at the bust, but everything else is clear.
Estimated Value .......................................................$200-UP
Ex Larry Briggs 7/7/2001-Ed Miller Collection.
163 1798 S-148 R2 Large 8, Style I Hair VG8. Sharpness F12
but the edge has been carefully and evenly smoothed, appar-
ently to remove a few rim nicks. Otherwise the planchet is
smooth, the eye appeal is excellent, and the only marks are
remnants of a rim nick left of the fraction and a couple dull
nicks right of the D in UNITED. EDS, Breen state II, with a cou-
ple faint die cracks on the obverse. Glossy light to medium
chocolate brown and steel. The date and legends are all strong.
Estimated Value .......................................................$200-UP
Ex C. F. Gordon 8/1979-the Rod Burress Collection.
164 Quartet of 1798 Cents with Style I Hair. Includes S-148 R2
Large 8 E-MDS VG8, S-150 R5 Overdate Small 8 over 7 LDS G6
net AG3 for light corrosion, S-151 R3 Overdate Small 8 over 7
MDS VG7 net G6 for minor roughness, and S-152 R2 Overdate
Large 8 over 7 MDS VF20 net G4 for uniform moderate to
strong granularity. All have a clear date (and overdate where
applicable). Lot of 4 coins.
Estimated Value .......................................................$200-UP
Ex Ed Miller Collection.