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Sale 42


Lot 2118

1798 S-157 R2 Style I Hair with Small 8. Fine-15. Sharpness VF35 but covered with very fine granularity that is augmented by a dozen small, shallow pitmarks on the obverse and patches of light to moderate corrosion on the reverse. A thin nick left of the O in OF is the only contact mark of any significance. The obverse is frosty medium steel brown and is quite attractive considering the imperfect surfaces. The reverse is a darker steel and olive mottled with lighter chocolate brown tones. M-LDS, Breen state III.
Estimated Value $300 - 500.

 
Realized $259



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