Ralph Rucker Collection Fixed Price Pt II

S-121a

THE DR. CHALKLEY S-121A PLAIN EDGE

LOT 158 1797 S-121a R7- Plain Edge, Reverse of 1796 AG3 Slightly sharper on the obverse but covered with fine roughness that dulls the surfaces. Chocolate brown. No verdigris but there are faint hairline scratches on the portrait and into the field to the left. No verdigris or additional marks of any significance. There is no trace of “Grip Marks” on the edge. Graded G5 and tied for CC#3 in the Bland census. Noyes says Fair-2 and tied for CC#10, his photo #24056. The obverse of this variety is always sharper than the reverse because the reverse was well used before entering this marriage with a new obverse, and the difference is most evident on lower grade examples. $2,900

Acquired unattributed by Dr. Thomas S. Chalkley, Superior 1/1990:299 ($3960) (lot ticket included)