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Lot 191
1798 S-185 R2 Style II Hair, Small 8 PCGS graded AU55.
Frosty tan and light steel brown with darker steel
brown toning on the highpoints. There is a puff of dark steel toning in the field over the bust, another left of
the L in LIBERTY, and a third along the dentil tips at D-ST. Satiny mint luster covers the fields and protected
areas on both sides. The notable marks are a horizontal pin scratch in the field off the bottom edge of the chin
and a small planchet void (as struck) within the dark puff left of the L. MDS, Breen state V, with fine cracks
in the field before the portrait plus a radial crack through the Y into the forehead. Graded EF45 net VF35 and
tied for CC#4 in the Noyes census, his photo #27634. Bland says EF45 net VF35 as well but tied for CC#5 in
his census.
Our grade is AU50 net EF40
. The attribution and Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS
Secure label.
Pop 2; 1 finer in 58+ at PCGS for the variety
.
Estimated Value ................................................................................................................................................ $4,000-UP
Ex New Netherlands Coin Co. FPL #37, 9/1937-Arthur A. Wells, 1981 ANA Sale (Bowers & Ruddy), lot 2736-New England Rare
Coin Gallery-Mike Powell 8/1988-Ed Hipps 8/1988.
RARE LATE STATE S-185
Lot 192
1798 S-185 R2 Style II Hair, Small 8 PCGS graded XF45+.
Choice glossy medium chocolate brown.
Smooth and very attractive, nearly flawless with just light wear on the devices. The only notable marks are a
trail of tiny ticks below the F in OF. Rare terminal die state (TDS), Breen state VIII, with a clearly defined rim
cud break at IC in AMERICA. All the die cracks and clashmarks described by Breen are clear and the reverse
is rotated 20 degrees CCW. A very nice cent that comes with a very nice provenance. Graded VF30 by Del
Bland Noyes says VF25 net VF20 and tied for CC#17 overall but CC#2 of the terminal die state.
Our grade
is VF35
. The attribution and Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 1; 4 finer at
PCGS for the variety, 1 in 50, 2 in 55, 1 in 58+
.
Estimated Value ................................................................................................................................................$2,000-UP
Ex David Proskey-Henry C. Hines-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Dorothy Paschal-Eugene Exman-Roger S. Cohen, Jr., Superior
2/2/1992:880-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz, Bowers & Merena-Dr. John A. VanArsdall, Bowers & Merena 1/1993:228-Dr. John A.
VanArsdall, Bowers &Merena 11/1994:2048-Dr. John A. VanArsdall-unknown-Long Beach Expo 9/2012-TomReynolds Collection.