Ralph Rucker Collection Fixed Price Pt II

S-130/S-131



LOT 172

1797 S-130 R2 VG7 Sharpness F12 but covered with fine to moderate granularity on all but the highpoints. Slightly glossy olive brown. No marks or notable traces of verdigris. A couple shallow planchet flakes at IT in UNITED may help identify this cent. M-LDS, Breen state IV, with a fully formed internal cud break off the hair ribbon. The date and legends are easily readable. $350

Ex Kagin’s 1/30/1986:4169 (lot ticket included)



LOT 173

1797 S-131 R2 Stemless Wreath VF20+ Very attractive uniform glossy medium chocolate brown. Smooth and well struck with only trivial contact marks. A light rim bruise just right of the date is the only notable mark. MDS, Breen state II, with a fine vertical die crack in the field before the portrait. Struck with the obverse die slightly misaligned to K-3 affecting only the dentils. Graded VF30 net VF25 and tied for CC#12 in the Noyes census, his photo #32572. A very nice mid-grade example of the Stemless Wreath type. Removed from a PCGS holder graded XF40 (PCGS label #1425/40/6599006 included). $4,000

Ex Fred H. Borcherdt-unknown-Bowers & Merena 4/2002 Mark Engelstad (The Pacific Northwest Collection), Bowers & Merena (date and lot number unknown)-Chris McCawley 9/30/2007

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