Lot 194
1798 S-155 R3 Style I Hair with Reverse of 1796 PCGS Genuine. Sharpness EF40 with extremely fine roughness under rather glossy dark greenish olive brown and steel toning. No verdigris. The only marks are a diagonal nick on the earlobe, a short horizontal scratch just below the earlobe, and a small nick near the dentils left of the upper end of the hair ribbon. M-LDS, Breen state VI early. The die cracks at the 7 in the date are light but visible and swelling reaches from the 8 through the bust into the field beyond. Our grade is EF40 net VF20. The attribution and Hines-Varon provenance are shown on the PCGS Label.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Henry C. Hines-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Robert S. Carter, Jr.-Norman Locke 7/1984-Sol Varon-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/21/1998:1179 (lot ticket included).
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