Lot 315
1798 S-172 R2+ Style II Hair with Small 8. VF-35 Plus. Glossy chocolate and steel brown, the reverse delicately mottled with some lighter brown tones, plus traces of frosty mint luster remaining in some of the protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and show only a few trivial marks, including a very tiny pinprick in the field under the chin, a light horizontal nick over the N in CENT, and a dull nick in the dentils over the right side of the O in OF. Terminal die state, Breen state VI, with a strong cud break joining ICA to the rim above. Noyes graded EF40 net VF30 and tied for CC#14 overall (CC#4 of the TDS), his photo #23186. DWH #2546.
Estimated Value $3,000-UP.
Ex Fred Sweeney Rare Coins 7/22/70-Philip Van Cleave, Kagin’s 1/30/86:5187-C. Douglas Smith-Dr. Robert A. Schuman-Chris McCawley 1/5/05.
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| Realized $3,335 |
