Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 44

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Large Cents 1797-1799

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1120		1797 S-120a R3 Plain Edge. Good-5. A couple points sharper with minor roughness scattered over both sides. No verdigris, and the only significant mark is a dull nick at the base of the hair ribbon. Slightly glossy dark olive and steel with lighter steel brown highpoints. The date is clear. Estimated Value $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $86
Lot 1121		1797 S-120a R3 Plain Edge. Good-4. Very slightly sharper with microscopic roughness covering the planchet. No marks or verdigris. Slightly glossy chocolate brown with darker chocolate toning in protected areas. The date is clear and easily readable, but NITED STATES are faint or missing. E-MDS, Breen state II. Estimated Value $60 - 80. Ex Dr. Bob Shalowitz 1972-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $98
Lot 1122		1797 S-120b R2 Gripped Edge. Good-6. Several points sharper with small pitmarks scattered over the obverse and microscopic roughness elsewhere on both sides. No verdigris or notable contact marks. Slightly glossy steel brown with olive toning in protected areas. The date is strong and the gripped edge feature is clear. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $86
Lot 1123		1797 S-120b R2 Gripped Edge. Good-5. Rather glossy light chocolate brown with darker chocolate toning in protected areas. A rim nick at TY and another at IT in UNITED are the notable marks. The surfaces are decent but not perfectly smooth and there is no verdigris. The date is clear and the legends are easily readable except for the usual weakness at AMERICA. The gripped edge feature is obvious. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 1124		1797 S-121b R3- Gripped Edge. Good-5 Plus. The obverse is a point or two sharper, the reverse slightly weaker. No roughness or verdigris. The only marks are a dull rim nick just right of the fraction and a pair of tiny ones under the 9 in the date. Glossy dark steel brown and chocolate. The edge grip marks are clear. LDS, Breen state V. Estimated Value $100 - 125. Ex Darwin B. Palmer 1989-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 1125		1797 S-122 R5+. Good-5. A bit sharper but there is a short scrape on the cheek, some lighter parallel scuff marks in the field before the face, and extremely fine granularity covering the planchet. No verdigris. Slightly glossy dark steel and olive. The date is strong and the legends are clear E-MDS, Breen state II. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Ex Darwin B. Palmer 8/76-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 1126		1797 S-123 R4. Good-5. A couple points sharper with fine porosity covering the obverse, strongest on the left side. No verdigris, and the reverse is smooth. The only contact marks are a couple dull rim nicks at TY and a light rim bruise at the O in OF. Slightly glossy dark steel brown and chocolate, the reverse showing far more gloss than the obverse. The date is complete and easily readable but weakened by the roughness, as is LIBE, but the remainder of the legends are devices are strong. E-MDS, Breen state II. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 1127		1797 S-124 R5+. Good-5. Sharpness near F12 with a dozen or more pitmarks scattered over both sides. No verdigris, but several of the reverse pits show old pinscratches where someone removed traces of verdigris. The bulk of the planchet is smooth and attractive with a uniform chocolate brown patina. The date and legends are complete and strong. E-MDS, Breen state III. Estimated Value $250 - 400. Ex Valley Plaza Coins 10/76-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 1128		1797 S-125 R5. Good-5. A couple points sharper with fine granularity covering both sides, strongest on the reverse. No marks or verdigris. Dark steel brown and olive, closer to matte than glossy. The 97 in the date is blunted by the usual swelling in that area, but everything else is clear. EDS, Breen state I. Estimated Value $350 - 550. Ex Thomas Wolf (cherried 8/72). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 1129		1797 S-126 R3. VG-10. Sharpness AU50 or better but moderately corroded with specks of reddish verdigris scattered about both sides. No contact marks. Slightly glossy dark olive and steel. Sharply struck EDS. Most likely lost in soil after very little circulation. Estimated Value $200 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 1130		1797 S-126 R3. VG-8. Choice glossy light olive and chocolate brown. No roughness or verdigris, a light rim bruise under the right end of the fraction and a few faint hairline scratches on the reverse the only defects, and they are trivial. MDS, Breen state IV early. The date is bold and the legends are strong. Estimated Value $150 - 250. Ex Joe Tomasko 1989-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 1131		1797 S-127 R4. Good-6. Glossy chocolate brown. Smooth and attractive, a small rim nick at IB and another at the C in AMERICA the only defects. Rare LDS, Breen state VI. The obverse die cracks and die rust are obvious. The date and legends are clear. Estimated Value $100 - 150. Ex NASCA Auction 12/76-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 1132		1797 S-128 R3. Good-6. M over E in AMERICA. Sharpness at least F12 but the obverse fields have been smoothed and the rest of the planchet is covered with very fine roughness. No verdigris or contact marks. Partially glossy dark chocolate and steel brown with some lighter steel brown toning in protected areas of the obverse. The date and legends are complete and clear, and the M over E error is obvious. Estimated Value $100 - 150. Ex D. Fischer 1971-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $219
Lot 1133		1797 S-129 R5. VG-10. M over E in AMERICA. Sharpness VF25 with an old pinscratch across the portrait at the forehead and two more across the neck at the throat. In addition there are a couple dull rim bruises at LI and several thin cuts on the edge in that area plus a few more on the edge at the F in OF. Fortunately the edge cuts do not show on either side. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and attractive. Glossy dark steel brown. The date is bold and the legends are strong. The M over E feature is obvious without the aid of a glass. An important example of this rare variety. Called VF25 net VG10 and tied for CC#7 in the Breen/Bland condition census. Noyes has this one listed as tied for CC#8. Comes with an impressive provenance. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. Ex Richard Picker-Abe Kosoff 7/22/63-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/73:445-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/77-Denis Loring. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,680
Lot 1134		1797 S-129 R5. About Good-3. M over E in AMERICA. Close to G4 but covered with very faint roughness that's mostly hiding under slightly glossy chocolate and olive brown toning. No verdigris. A very light rim bruise at the D in UNITED is the only notable mark, and it is trivial, especially at this grade level. The date and legends are all readable, but portions are weak. The M over E feature, however, is clear. Nice for the grade. Estimated Value $300 - 500. Ex ad in Penny-Wise 5/75-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 1135		1797 S-130 R2. VF-25. Choice glossy chocolate brown. No roughness. The only mark is a small rim nick just right of the date. LDS, Breen state V. A very attractive cent. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,920
Lot 1136		1797 S-131 R2 Stemless Wreath. Good-5. Partly glossy chocolate and steel brown. Traces of minor roughness and a few light contact marks, none notable or distracting. The date and stemless wreath feature are clear. LDS. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 1137		1797 S-132 R5+ Stemless Wreath. Fine-12. A few points sharper with extremely faint roughness in the fields and protected areas, plus a couple very light hairline scratches in the field before the eye. No verdigris. Rather glossy olive and steel brown with lighter steel brown toning covering the devices. The date and legends are complete and clear. MDS. Called F12 and tied for CC#8 in the Bland census. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. Ex Richard Picker 12/7/64-Jackson Storm 7/31/84-Jack H. Robinson, Superior 1/29/89:260-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 1/27/96:188. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,243
Lot 1138		1797 S-132 R5+ Stemless Wreath. VG-8 Plus. Attractive glossy chocolate brown. Smooth, corrosion-free surfaces showing only a few minor marks, including a vertical nick in the field before the upper lip and a shallow planchet flake right of the F in OF. LDS, Breen state II. The fused dentils over IC in AMERICA are obvious. The date is clear and the legends are strong. The stemless wreath feature is bold. Very nice for the grade, close to VG10. Estimated Value $500 - 1,000. Ex Kagin's 1977 ANA Sale, 8/23/77:271 (comes with the auction envelope)-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495
Lot 1139		1797 S-133 R5 Stemless Wreath. Good-5. Very slightly sharper but there is a fine horizontal hairline scratch across the obverse, plus a few less obvious ones on the reverse. These hairline scratches are old and blend perfectly into the attractive glossy chocolate brown toning. No corrosion or verdigris. The date is clear and the legends are complete, although the tops of UNITED are flowing into the rim. Rare LDS, Breen state V, with a die crack from the rim over the bust tip to the lower part of the neck. Estimated Value $200 - 300. Discovered unattributed by Thomas Wolf 4/74. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 1140		1797 S-134 R4. VG-8. A couple points sharper but very lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy chocolate brown. No roughness or verdigris, only trivial contact marks scattered over the obverse. Great eye appeal for the grade. Would qualify for a VG10 grade if the left side of the reverse was struck up as well as the rest of the coin. M-LDS, Breen state IV late. The date and legends are bold except for UNITED S, which are weak but readable as they flow into the rim. Appears to be a case of non-parallel die faces. Much beading shows around the edge, which is typical for planchets used on this variety. Estimated Value $100 - 150. Ex William R. T. Smith 1974-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 1141		1797 S-134 R4. VG-7. A bit sharper, especially on the obverse, with patches of faint roughness on both sides, strongest at the N in UNITED. No verdigris or contact marks. Reddish chocolate with olive toning in the roughened areas. MDS, Breen state IV. The date is bold and the legends are strong except for UNITED, which is weak. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 1142		1797 S-135 R3. VG-7. Sharpness near VF20 but covered with light to moderate corrosion. No significant contact marks but there are a couple specks of greenish verdigris on the obverse. Steel brown and chocolate with darker olive scale in some of the protected areas. The date and legends are complete and clear. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 1143		1797 S-135 R3. Good-5. Lightly burnished and retoned glossy chocolate and steel with olive in protected areas. No marks or verdigris, only traces of extremely faint roughness in protected areas. The date and legends are complete and clear. Estimated Value $60 - 100. Ex C. F. Gordon 8/77-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $92
Lot 1144		1797 S-136 R3. Fine-12. Choice glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown toning covering the protected areas, especially on the reverse. Very nice for the grade, nearly perfect. Just a few trivial marks, including some microscopic planchet chips inside the wreath, as struck. Rare EDS, Breen state I, before die clashing weakened many of the details. Struck very slightly off center to K-3. The date is bold and the legends are strong except for weakness at ONE CENT. A premium example of this rare die state. Estimated Value $250 - 350. Ex John Albright (Gables Coin Shop) 1983-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 1145		1797 S-137 R2. VG-8. Sharpness F12 but covered with fine roughness ranging from microscopic to barely visible with a strong glass. No verdigris, but there are a few small nicks in the hair right of the hair ribbon and a thin nick down through the right side of the U in UNITED. Mostly glossy chocolate and light olive brown, the devices a shade or two lighter than the protected areas. The date is bold and the legends are clear. E-MDS, Breen state II. Estimated Value $100 - 150. Ex Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 1146		1797 S-138 R1. VF-30. Ten points sharper with traces of microscopic roughness in the fields, and those fields were carefully smoothed. A tiny scuff on the cheek is the only notable sign of contact. Glossy medium brown and chocolate. E-MDS, Breen state II. Nice eye appeal in spite of the imperfect surfaces. Estimated Value $600 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,006
Lot 1147		1797 S-139 R1. VG-8. Sharpness F12 with a small patch of shallow pitting left of the eye and a couple more very small pitmarks in the field over the bust tip. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and attractive. No verdigris or notable signs of contact. Lightly cleaned and retoned glossy medium brown and chocolate with dark chocolate and olive toning in protected areas of the obverse. Nicely struck M-LDS, Breen state IV. The date and legends are bold. Estimated Value $100 - 150. Ex Rodger Bourgea 5/67-John D. Wright 11/79-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $204
Lot 1148		1797 S-140 R1. VG-7. Sharpness F12 with fine granularity covering the fields and protected areas. No marks or verdigris, but the cheek was smoothed to remove a defect of some sort. Nicely retoned glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Decent eye appeal in spite of the obvious imperfections. Sharply struck EDS, Breen state I. The date and legends are bold. Estimated Value $100 - 150. Ex Paul Padgett 3/81-Ken Mote 7/81-Joe Tomasko 1988-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 1149		1797 S-141 R4. VG-8. Sharpness near F15 but there is a small patch of shallow pitting at IB in LIBERTY, another at the dentils left of the hair ribbon, plus a few additional small pitmarks scattered over both sides. No verdigris. A few light contact marks, mostly small rim nicks plus a rim bruise at OF. Rather glossy chocolate brown. The date and legends are complete and clear. E-MDS, Breen state II. Estimated Value $600 - 900. Ex Donald Rhodes 1958-Philip Van Cleave, Kagin's 1/30/86:4176 (comes with the Kagin's lot ticket)-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $504
Lot 1150		1797 S-142 R5+. VG-7. Sharpness F15 but the obverse is covered with fine granularity while the reverse is moderately corroded with shallow greenish verdigris in protected areas. A rim nick at the first A in AMERICA reaches the top of that letter. Slightly glossy dark chocolate and olive with lighter steel brown highpoints. EDS, Breen state I. The date and legends are complete and clear. Estimated Value $250 - 450. Ex Don Frederick 1/81-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 1151		1797 S-143 R5 Stemless Wreath. Good-4. Glossy light olive and steel brown. No roughness or verdigris, and the only notable mark is a small rim dent under the fraction. The obverse is slightly misaligned to the bottom causing the lower edge of the date to flow into the rim, but the upper part is clear and LIBERTY is strong. The reverse legends are complete except for STATE, which is gone thanks to an uneven strike. The stemless wreath feature is obvious. Estimated Value $100 - 150. Ex Thomas Wolf (acquired 7/75). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $317
Lot 1152		1797 NC-5 R6. VG-10 Plus. Sharpness F12 and very attractive for the grade, but there is a small patch of shallow contact marks or planchet flakes on the chin. Otherwise the surfaces and eye appeal of this example are very nice, well above average. The only other marks, and they are not at all distracting, are a barely visible rim nick under the first 7 in the date and a tiny one over the right side of the T in LIBERTY. Choice glossy light chocolate brown with a hint of reddish chocolate toning in the hair right of the hair ribbon. E-MDS, Breen state II. The die crack at RT is clear. Noyes photo #32087, tied for CC#5. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. Ex Lakeland, Florida, coin show where found unattributed 6/73 by Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,600
Lot 1153		Quartette of 1797 Cents. Includes S-120b (gripped edge) VG8 net AG3 for corrosion, S-130 in G4, S-131 (stemless wreath) VG8 net AG3 for corrosion, and S-138 in AG3. All have a readable date. The gripped edge and stemless wreath features on those examples are clear as well. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. All ex Thomas Wolf. View details	Realized $184
Lot 1154		1798 S-144 R5+ Style I Hair with Large 8. Good-5. Sharpness VF20 with patches of fine porosity on both sides, three long nicks on the face, and several strong dents on the wreath under T in CENT. The obverse and reverse marks are opposite each other and caused a slight unevenness in the planchet in that area. No verdigris or other notable defects. Dark olive and steel with lighter chocolate and steel brown toning on the highpoints, especially on the obverse. The date is bold and the legends are strong. M-LDS, Breen state III, with a strong die crack through the tops of OF to the rim on either side. Called VF20 net G5 in the Bland census. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. Ex Tom Reynolds 3/21/91-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,450
Lot 1155		1798 S-145 R3 Style I Hair with Large 8. VF-20. Attractive glossy light chocolate brown with hints of light olive on the reverse. The surfaces are perfectly smooth and display only a few trivial contact marks, including a dull nick high on the bust. LDS, Breen state V. The date is bold and the legends are strong. A premium example for the grade. Called VF20 choice and tied for CC#7 in the Noyes census, his photo #26682. This is the only example called "Choice" by Noyes. Removed from an NGC slab graded EF40 (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. Ex Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:19359-David Johnson. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,335
Lot 1156		1798 S-145 R3 Style I Hair with Large 8. VG-8. Sharpness F12 but covered with uniform very fine granularity. There are specks of greenish verdigris in a couple protected areas and hairline scratches in the field behind the portrait. Rather glossy reddish chocolate brown with lighter olive brown devices. LDS, Breen state V. The date is bold and the legends are complete. Estimated Value $150 - 200. Ex Thomas Wolf (acquired 1/72). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 1157		1798 S-146 R5- Style I Hair with Large 8. Good-6. A point or two sharper with faint roughness in the fields and protected areas. No notable marks or verdigris. Rather glossy dark chocolate brown. M-LDS, Breen state III. The date and legends are complete and clear. Estimated Value $200 - 400. Ex Burman 1/74-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $547
Lot 1158		1798 S-147 R5- Style I Hair with Large 8. VG-8. Sharpness near F15 but lightly corroded, strongest on the left side of the reverse. No verdigris or distracting marks. Slightly glossy dark chocolate with lighter chocolate highpoints. The date is strong and the legends are complete, although UNIT is weak from the roughness. Estimated Value $200 - 400. Ex Darwin Palmer 9/76-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 1159		1798 S-148 R2 Style I Hair with Large 8. VF-25. Sharpness AU50 but the obverse is covered with microscopic contact marks that roughen the devices, and there are myriad faint hairline scratches that do not alter the natural toning. Rather frosty steel brown and chocolate with hints of lustrous lighter brown and tan faded down from mint color in a few of the protected areas. There is a small patch of shallow corrosion at the dentils over ER in LIBERTY and traces of microscopic reddish verdigris on the left top of the R in AMERICA. Sharply struck E-MDS, Breen state II. Looks better than the description may make it appear. A very sharp cent that just misses the condition census for the variety. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. Ex David Johnson. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1160		1798 S-148 R2 Style I Hair with Large 8. VG-7. Slightly glossy light olive and steel brown with reddish chocolate toning in protected areas. Microscopic roughness shows in protected areas and a light rim bruise is located left of the lowest curl. M-LDS, Breen state VI, with a strong cud break at ERTY. The date and legends are strong. Estimated Value $100 - 150. Ex Jerry Tralins 1971-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 1161		1798 S-149 R4+ Style I Hair with Large 8. Good-6 Plus. Very slightly sharper but there are a couple faint hairline scratches on the obverse, a minor rim bruise left of the lowest curl, and a dull dent in the hair left of the neck. None of these defects is especially distracting and the eye appeal is decent for the grade. Glossy dark chocolate brown mixed with some medium brown on the reverse. The date and legends are bold. EDS, Breen state I. Called VG7 and tied for CC#9 in the Bland/Breen census. Estimated Value $500 - 750. Ex Thomas Wolf (acquired unattributed in 1972). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 1162		1798/7 S-150 R5 Overdate 8 over 7. VG-7. Close to VG8 but there are traces of minor roughness on both sides. No marks or verdigris. Rather glossy chocolate brown, dark in protected areas and lighter on the highpoints. M-LDS, Breen state IV. The date is bold and the overdate is obvious. The legends are easily readable. Estimated Value $200 - 300. Ex Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 1163		1798/7 S-151 R3 Overdate 8 over 7. VF-20. Sharpness near VF30 but there are a few patches of extremely faint porosity, strongest over STAT. A small nick in the dentils under the fraction and a faint disjointed hairline scratch through the C in AMERICA are the only notable contact marks. No verdigris, and the eye appeal is excellent in spite of the few minor distractions. Rather glossy chocolate and steel. LDS, Breen state VIII. All the die cracks and swelling mentioned by Breen are present. The overdate feature is bold. Called VF20 and CC#6 in the Breen/Bland and Noyes census lists, Noyes photo #24173. Comes with an impressive provenance of distinguished copper specialists. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. Ex David Proskey-Henry C. Hines-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Wayte Raymond-New Netherlands Coin Co. #41, 9/53:260-Dorothy Paschal (via Ray Chatham)-Dr. Willard J. Carmel, Jr. 10/2/81-G. Lee Kuntz, Superior 10/6/91:171-Gary Ruttenberg, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 8/17/96:153-Jack Wadlington-McCawley & Grellman-Evan Kopald. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,750
Lot 1164		1798/7 S-151 R3 Overdate 8 over 7. VG-10. A point or two sharper with patches of very light roughness on both sides, strongest in the field before the face. No marks or verdigris. Mostly glossy chocolate and steel brown. MDS, Breen state VI. The date and legends are bold and the overdate is very strong. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 1165		1798/7 S-152 R2 Overdate 8 over 7. VG-10. Several points sharper with a small patch of shallow corrosion at the rim left of the hair ribbon and another at the base of the D in UNITED. Both of these rough patches show traces of greenish verdigris. The rest of the planchet is a mostly glossy dark steel brown and chocolate. MDS. The date and legends are strong and the overdate is bold. Estimated Value $250 - 350. Ex Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 1166		1798/7 S-152 Overdate 8 over 7. VG-7. Sharpness near F12 but very fine porosity covers much of the planchet. No verdigris, and a shallow rim nick under the 8 in the date is the only notable mark. Slightly glossy olive brown with chocolate brown highpoints. E-MDS. The date is strong and the overdate is obvious. The legends are complete. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $216
Lot 1167		1798 S-153 R3 Style I Hair with Large 8. VG-8. Close to VG10 with a few too many light contact marks for the higher grade. A nick on the top of the E in CENT is the most obvious of these marks. Mostly glossy chocolate, dark in protected areas and lighter on the highpoints. EDS, Breen state I. The date and legends are strong. Estimated Value $150 - 250. Ex Dr. Bob Shalowitz 1974-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 1168		1798 S-154 R4+ Style I Hair with Large 8. VG-8. Sharpness VF20 but moderately granular with a few very shallow pitmarks scattered over the obverse. No marks or verdigris. Slightly glossy medium brown and chocolate. MDS, Breen state II. The date is bold and the legends are clear. Estimated Value $150 - 250. Ex Darwin Palmer 1976-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $192
Lot 1169		1798 S-155 R3 Style I Hair with Reverse of 1796. Fine-15. Sharpness VF30 with faint roughness hidden under a glossy olive brown patina. The highpoints are a lighter shade of steel brown. No marks or verdigris. The date and legends are bold. M-LDS, Breen state V. An attractive if imperfect example of the popular Reverse of 1796 type. Estimated Value $750 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $748

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