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1794 1795 - 1796

THE JACK ROBINSON S-80 JEFFERSON HEAD

LOT 102

1795 S-80 R5 Jefferson Head VG7. A few points sharper in most areas but the strike is a bit uneven and there are a few contact marks including a rim bruise off the bust tip and a smaller one under the 95 in the date. Glossy light to medium chocolate brown mixed with lighter brown tones on both sides. The date is complete and easily readable but not strong. Most of the legends are clear but some elements outside the wreath are weak or missing. Graded net VG7 by Bland and considered by him to be an above average example for the grade. Noyes photo #21149. $49,000 Ex Stack’s 5/1975:559-Lester Merkin-unknown-1981 ANA Sale, Bowers & Ruddy (Sieck Collection) 8/1/1981:1773 (as VG8)-Bertram Cohen 2/24/1983 Jack H. Robinson, Superior 1/29/1989:148 (as VG7)

LOT 103 1796 S-81 R3 Liberty Cap VG10+ Sharpness F15 but faint roughness covers the fields and protected areas under glossy dark olive brown and steel toning. The only marks are a small rim nick under the bust and an old scratch slanting through the E in CENT. EDS, Breen state I, with an uncracked obverse. The date and legends are strong. $1,650

Ex Joel Spingarn at the 1993 EAC Convention

THE DR. RUCKER COLLECTION

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