Ralph Rucker Collection Fixed Price Pt II

S-180/S-181



LOT 242

1798 S-180 R5+ Small 8, Style II Hair VG10 Sharpness F15 or slightly better where the devices were properly struck up, but there are small patches of hard corrosion on both sides. The significant areas of roughness are in the field near the hair under the ribbon and at the bottom of the O in ONE. Slightly glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown on the highpoints. MDS, Breen state III, with a strong cud break at TATE, and the cud touches the left top of that E. More strongly struck on the left sides, as usual for the variety, thanks to the dies being slightly out of perfect axial alignment (the die faces not parallel). Graded VF20 net VG7 by Noyes and tied for CC#16 in his census. Graded net F12 by Bland. Comes with a nice provenance. $2,500

Ex Richard Picker-C. Douglas Smith 1969-Del Bland-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:253 (as F12, $1595)-Lilian S. Willins (via Bill Noyes)-Chris McCawley 4/3/1992



LOT 243 1798 S-181 R3 Small 8, Style II Hair, Large Fraction VG10 Sharpness VF20 but there is fine pitting on the hair ribbon into the surrounding area and light corrosion at ES-OF-AM. No verdigris and the only notable contact mark is a fine scratch on the portrait arcing from the forehead down to the neck and bust. Slightly glossy dark chocolate brown and steel with lighter brown on the highpoints. M-LDS, Breen state IV early, with numerous die cracks on the obverse and a very slightly raised retained cud under the bust tip. The “Large Denominator over Small Denominator feature is clearly visible. The only 1798 variety with a large fraction. $750

Ex Chris McCawley 6/1/1990

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