Lot 50
1797 S-138 R1. PCGS graded AU-58. CAC Approved. Frosty steel brown and chocolate with lighter steel brown and tan toning in protected areas. Excellent eye appeal with just a few minor marks. These include a faint hairline scratch along the jawline, a tiny nick close under the 1 in the denominator, a spot of darker toning under the N in UNITED, and a collection of tiny planchet chips around NE in ONE. MDS, Breen state III, showing a fine crack meandering from the base of the Y down into the field before the face, plus clear die clashmarks on the reverse and obvious swelling at ES-OF-A. Called AU50 Average Plus and tied for CC#8 in the Noyes census, photo #27839. Our grade is AU50. The attribution and Paul Gerrie provenance are shown on the PCGS label. Pop 1; 1 finer in 64.
Estimated Value $5,000-UP.
Ex Tom Reynolds 5/2001-Paul Gerrie.
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