Lot 1173
1798 S-159 R3 Style I Hair with Small 8. VF-20. Sharpness EF40 with several rim bruises on each side, including one left of the hair ribbon and two more at CA in AMERICA. There are a few shallow contact marks near the dentils before the throat and a small but obvious dig at the bottom of ME. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and the toning is an attractive glossy steel brown and chocolate with a couple small spots of darker olive toning at the ear and throat. E-MDS, Breen state II. This is the Breen plate coin for the variety. Called net VF20 in the Bland census. Noyes says EF40 net F15 and tied for CC#9, his photo #23084.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500.
Ex Bowers & Merena 11/86:2831-C. Douglas Smith-Dr. Robert A. Schuman, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/25/03:449.
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