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S-108 - S-110

LOT 143 1796 S-108 R4 Draped Bust VG8 Slightly sharper but there is a shallow low spot in the field before the forehead, a smaller one on the cheek, and an area of minor roughness around the C in CENT. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and the marks are trivial. Glossy steel and chocolate brown. MDS, Breen state III, with a faint die crack at LIBERTY. The date is bold and the legends are strong. Graded VG8 by Del Bland. $1,950

Ex 1982 EAC Sale, lot 230-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:142 (includes the Brown collection envelope)

LOT 144 1796 S-109 R3 Draped Bust VG10 Significantly sharper, especially on the obverse where the details are VF25 or better, but the planchet is covered with fine granularity, strongest on the reverse. No verdigris and the only mark is a dull but relatively strong rim nick over the second S in STATES. Dark steel and olive brown. M-LDS, Breen state IV, with die cracks on the obverse. The date is bold and the legends are complete. $2,200

Ex Thomas D. Reynolds 9/4/1990 (includes the Reynolds sales envelope)

FIXED PRICE LIST

130