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Large Cents
178
1798 S-171 R4 Small 8, Style II Hair F12
. Sharpness VF20
but covered with fine roughness under mostly glossy medium
olive and steel brown toning. No verdigris or notable contact
marks, but there is an obvious crack in the planchet at the rim
over the L in LIBERTY and the opposing N in UNITED (as
struck). Extremely rare E-MDS, Breen state II, with a slightly
raised retained cud break left of the L in LIBERTY.
Estimated Value ....................................................... $300-UP
Ex Bradbury K. Thurlow, Mayflower Coin Auctions 12/1967:189-
Philip Van Cleave, Kagin' s 1/30/1986:5186-the Rod Burress
Collection (both lot tickets included)
.
179
1798 S-175 R3 Small 8, Style II Hair VF25
. Sharpness
VF35 but there are areas of light roughness on both sides,
strongest at the E in AMERICA. Most of the planchet is perfectly
smooth and the only significant contact mark is a nick on the
upper half of the L in LIBERTY. Glossy dark olive brown and
steel with lighter reddish chocolate brown toning in protected
areas. Possibly lightly cleaned and retoned. LDS, Breen state VI,
with a strong cud break connecting the U in UNITED to the rim.
There is a rather large low spot on the bust (caused by debris
on the die), and the die cracks on the upper half of the reverse
are clear.
Estimated Value ....................................................... $600-UP
180
1798 S-179 R2 Small 8, Style II Hair VF35
. Variety with E
over Inverted E in AMERICA. Very attractive glossy light to
medium chocolate brown. The surfaces are smooth, void of any
trace of roughness or verdigris and showing only a few trivial
contact marks. A tiny diagonal nick under the Y in LIBERTY and
a barely visible hairline scratch hidden in the hair over the
shoulder are good identifying marks. Nicely struck E-MDS with a
fine die crack or die line from the right bottom of the I in LIB-
ERTY down to the hair. The E over Inverted E in AMERICA is
obvious. Graded EF40 by Del Bland and Dorothy Paschal.
Comes with a nice provenance.
Estimated Value .....................................................$1,000-UP
Ex George L. Davis, Stack' s 5/8/1954:1602-Dorothy Paschal
(via Ray Chatham) 1973-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/
1986:252-the Rod Burress Collection (includes the Paschal and
Brown collection envelopes and Superior lot ticket)
.
181
Quartet of 1798 Cents with Style II Hair
. Includes S-166
R1 Large 8 MDS F15 net G5 for granularity, S-172 R2 Small 8 E-
MDS F15+ net VG8 for minor roughness, S-174 R2 Small 8 MDS
VF20 net VG10 for microscopic granularity, and S-175 R3 Small
8 LDS VF20 net VG10 for microscopic granularity. All have a
clear date and complete legends. Lot of 4 coins.
Estimated Value .......................................................$250-UP
Ex Ed Miller Collection
.
182
Group of Five 1798 Cents with Style II Hair
. Includes S-
167 R1 Large 8 EDS with a small planchet clip G4, S-173 R3
Small 8 EDS VG10 net G4 for fine granularity, S-174 R2 Small 8
G4, S-179 R2 Small 8 G6 and another S-179 R2 Small 8 VF20
net VG7 for fine granularity. All have a clear date. Lot of 5 coins.
Estimated Value .......................................................$250-UP
From the Charles Skiendzielewski collection
.
183
Pair of Cents, 1798 & 1800
. Includes 1798 S-168 R3 Small 8
with Style II Hair MDS with die cracks on the reverse F15+ net
VG10 for fine granularity, and 1800 S-200 R3 E-MDS with swell-
ing at STA F15 net VG7 for light corrosion. Both have a strong
date and clear legends. Lot of 2 coins.
Estimated Value .......................................................$200-UP
Ex R. J. Rudolph Collection
.
184
Trio of 1798 Cents with Small 8 & Style II Hair
. Includes
S-172 R2 MDS with a cud break at TY in LIBERTY VG8, S-181
R3 LDS VG8, and S-187 R1 MDS F12+ net VG10 for traces of
microscopic granularity. A decent group. Lot of 3 coins.
Estimated Value .......................................................$200-UP
Ex Ed Miller Collection
.
185
Trio of 1798 Cents with Small 8 & Style II Hair
. Includes
S-176 R4 LDS G5 net G4 for light granularity, S-177 R4+ MDS
VG8 net G5 for fine granularity and scratches, and S-178 R5+
Reverse of 1795 Basal State-1. The S-178 has a slick reverse;
the attribution is based on the strong die crack through the 8 in
the date. All have a readable date. Lot of 3 coins.
Estimated Value .......................................................$300-UP
Ex Ed Miller Collection
.
186
Quartet of 1798 Cents with Small 8 & Style II Hair
.
Includes S-182 R4 F12 net VG7 for corrosion on the reverse, S-
184 R1 VG7 net G5 for some corrosion, S-185 R2 E-MDS G6 net
G5 for microscopic granularity, and S-186 R2 M-LDS F15 net
VG8 for light granularity. All have a clear date. Lot of 4 coins.
Estimated Value .......................................................$200-UP
Ex Ed Miller Collection
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