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.
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| Realized $3,335 |
