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EARLY CENTS AUCTIONS

 SHELDON PLATE COIN

LOT 167 1798 S-153 R3 Style I Hair, Large 8, PCGS graded XF40. Partly frosty chocolate brown and steel with peeps of flowline luster in protected areas. No corrosion or verdigris, only a few trivial marks. The notable marks are a short diagonal scratch at the left edge of the curl under the hair ribbon, a faint spot of lighter reddish brown toning in the hair at the back of the head, a tiny scratch at the left foot of the N in ONE, and a shallow planchet flake below the berry under the M in AMERICA. Only the spot of lighter toning in the hair is visible without the aid of a glass. Rare TDS, Breen state VII, with a strong cud break connecting the bust to the rim. In addition there is a narrow but clear double profile on the chin and tip of the nose (from die shift or bounce). The obverse of this cent is plated in Dr. Sheldon’s Early American Cents and Penny Whimsy to illustrate the late die state. Graded VF30 net VF25 and tied for CC#7 overall in the Noyes census (but second finest of those known with the cud break), his photo #21041. Called VF30 by Del Bland and tied for CC#8 in the Breen/Bland census. Our grade is VF30. Comes with an impressive provenance. The attribution and Naftzger-Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS label. 36029.40/32783224 Ex Thomas L. Elder 5/1931:952-Henry C. Hines-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Dorothy I. Paschal 6/1977-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 Eric Streiner 3/30/1992-C. Douglas Smith-Dr. Robert A. Schuman, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/5/2004:345-Thomas D. Reynolds Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/12/2017:162

LOT 169 1798 S-156 R5+ Style I Hair, Reverse of 1796, ANACS Fair-2 Details, Damaged. Glossy chocolate brown and steel. Smooth but there are two deep digs on the right side of the obverse and a few shallow planchet voids in the middle of the reverse. MDS, Breen state II, with a strong die crack from the bust to a dentil below. The date is strong but the reverse is nearly slick. Our grade is Basal State-1. The attribution is noted on the ANACS label. 7464374

LOT 168 1798 S-156 R5+ Style I Hair, Reverse of 1796, AG3. Sharpness VG8 where the devices were properly struck up but there are pits on both sides and scratches in the center of the obverse. The date is bold as is the upper part of the reverse showing the Single Leaves at the top of the wreath (Reverse of 1796). Partly glossy light to medium chocolate. E-MDS, Breen state II early. The crack down from the bust is incomplete and does not reach the dentils.

Ex Rod & Joan Widok 4/8/2016

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