Ralph Rucker Collection Fixed Price Pt II

S-208/S-209



LOT 285

1800 S-208 R3 VG7 A few points sharper but covered with microscopic granularity. No verdigris but there are some hairline scratches on the obverse including one slanting up to the right from the bust tip. Dark olive brown. LDS with a strong cud break at TY. The earlier small rim cud off the chin is not visible on this piece due to centering. $300

Ex

McLaughlin

&

Robinson

Auctions

9/19/1987:246



LOT 286

1800 S-209 R3 F12 Sharpness VF20 but covered with minor roughness under rather glossy dark olive brown toning. No notable verdigris but there are some contact marks including a few light scratches left of the lower curls and a nick in the field before the throat. MDS, Breen state III early. The clashmarks on the obverse and crack at ICA are clear. $650

Ex Lester Merkin 3/15/1967:168 (as VF)-Philip Van Cleave, Kagin’s 1/30/1986:5231 (as net F15)

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