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Large Cents
165 1798 S-149 R4+ Large 8, Style I Hair G6. Sharpness VG10
but covered with fine to moderate roughness under slightly
glossy dark olive brown and chocolate toning. No verdigris, and
the only contact marks are a few very light rim bruises on the
obverse, none notable. MDS, Breen state II, with a subtle bulge
at S-OF-A. The date and legends are complete and strong
except for strike weakness at ONE CENT.
Estimated Value ....................................................... $300-UP
Ex Clarence Denton (via Garry Perkins) 7/1978-the Rod Burress
Collection.
DOUBLE STRUCK S-149 RARITY
166 1798 S-149 R4+ Large 8, Style I Hair G4. Several points
sharper but covered with very fine roughness, and there are a
couple dozen shallow pits scattered over the reverse. No con-
tact marks, only a few specks of greenish verdigris. Rather
glossy chocolate brown with lighter chocolate toning on the
devices. LDS, Breen state III, with obvious swelling at TES-OF-
A. Double struck with a small offset between impressions, per-
haps 1 millimeter at most. The first strike was centered on the
planchet and the second was shifted slightly to K-10.5. The
doubling is visible on both sides, clearest in the dentils and
under the date where the bottom of the first 8 is visible below
the second 8. The date is strong and the legends are clear.
Estimated Value ....................................................... $300-UP
Ex Tom Reynolds-Ed Miller Collection.
167 Quartet of 1798 Cents with Style I Hair. Includes S-150 R5
Overdate Small 8 over 7 VF30 net VG7 for fine to moderate
granularity and a repaired rim dent, S-152 R2 Overdate Large 8
over 7 VG8 net AG3 for rim dents, S-155 R3 Reverse of 1795
F12 net G5 for fine granularity and hairline scratches, and S-157
R2 VG10 net G5 for scratches. All have a strong date. Lot of 4
coins.
Estimated Value ....................................................... $200-UP
From the Charles Skiendzielewski collection.
168 1798/7 S-152 R2 Overdate Large 8 over 7 F12. Sharpness
VF20 but covered with uniform microscopic granularity under
rather glossy dark olive brown and steel toning. No verdigris,
and the only mark is a tiny chip out of the rim over the R in LIB-
ERTY. LDS. The wave in the field under the hair ribbon is strong.
The date is strong, the overdate feature is obvious to the
unaided eye, and the legends are clear. A decent example of
this popular overdate variety.
Estimated Value .......................................................$300-UP
From the Charles Skiendzielewski collection.
169 Quartet of 1798 Cents with Small 8 & Style I Hair .
Includes S-155 R3 Reverse of 1795 MDS VG10 net G5 for a
bend in the planchet, S-158 R4 E-MDS G5+ net G4 for fine
roughness, S-161 R2 E-MDS VG7 net G5 for microscopic rough-
ness, and S-161 R2 M-LDS with the date altered from 1798 to
1799 G6 net AG3 for the alteration. All have a clear date. Lot of
4 coins.
Estimated Value .......................................................$100-UP
Ex Ed Miller Collection.
170 1798 S-156 R5+ Small 8, Style I Hair, Reverse of 1795
G5. Sharpness F12 or a bit better but covered with moderate
corrosion. Shallow greenish olive verdigris shows in a few of the
protected areas and there are myriad old scratches on the face
and neck. Slightly glossy olive brown with lighter chocolate
brown toning on the devices. MDS, Breen state II, with a strong
die crack from the rim up through the bust to the lower neck.
The date and legends are complete and easily readable in spite
of the surface problems.
Estimated Value .......................................................$500-UP
Ex Darwin B. Palmer 1976-Ed Miller Collection.
171 1798 S-157 R2 Small 8, Style I Hair G6. Off Center. Sharp-
ness F15 but the majority of the planchet is covered with fine
corrosion. No verdigris and only a few trivial contact marks. A
light rim bruise at the U in UNITED is a good identifying mark.
Rather glossy medium chocolate brown and olive. EDS. Struck
5% off center to K-9 leaving the tops of UNITED ST off the
planchet. The date and remainder of the legends are visible.
Estimated Value .......................................................$100-UP
Ex Ed Miller Collection.