Ralph Rucker Collection Fixed Price Pt II

S-135



LOT 180 1797 S-135 R3 EF45 Close to mint state and most likely a Nichols Hoard cent that never saw circulation, but there is a planchet flaw from the hair below the ear across the upper part of the neck. In addition there is a less-visible planchet void hidden in the hair below the B in LIBERTY. Otherwise there are only a few trivial contact marks including a dull rim nick over the M in AMERICA. Medium steel brown with lighter brown and tan in protected areas. Nicely struck E-MDS, Breen state II, with hard, slightly reflective fields on both sides. $4,800

Ex Auction ‘85 (Stack’s) Lot 1527-Herman Halpern, Stack’s 3/17/1987:147 (as AU55) (includes both lot tickets)

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