Ralph Rucker Collection Fixed Price Pt II

S-156/S-157



LOT 211

1798 S-156 R5+ Small 8, Style I Hair, Reverse of 1796 VG7 Sharpness F12 but a bit dull from microscopic granularity. No verdigris. The only marks are two tiny ticks on the cheek, a pit or planchet chip between the N & E in ONE, and a minor rim bruise at S-O. Dark steel and olive brown with slightly lighter steel brown on the highpoints. MDS, Breen state II, with a strong die crack from the bust into the dentils below. The date is strong and the Reverse of 1796 feature (single leaves at the top of the wreath) is clear. $4,500

Ex Miami Coin Exchange 8/1963-John D. Wright 5/3/2005-Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley 2/1/2006



LOT 212

1798 S-157 R2 Small 8, Style I Hair F15 Sharpness EF40 but the obverse is covered with fine vertical scratches and there are a few fainter scratches inside the wreath as well. The only signs of corrosion are at the left side of the eye where there are a few specks of greenish verdigris and there are a few more specks on the end of the bust. Rather glossy medium steel brown and chocolate mottled with darker olive brown on the obverse. M-LDS with die cracks and die rust. Too bad about the scratches because this is a sharp cent. $1,250

Ex Jim Payette (New Hampshire Numismatics) 12/18/1984

THE DR. RUCKER COLLECTION PART II

49