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 PEDIGREED S-185 LATE STATE

LOT 180 1798 S-185 R2 Small 8, Style II Hair, PCGS graded AU50. Mostly glossy olive brown and chocolate with uniform extremely faint granularity well hidden under the attractive toning. No verdigris, and the only marks are a tiny rim nick opposite the neck and a small planchet chip at the dentils over CA (as struck). Rare TDS, Breen state VIII, with a clearly defined rim cud that connects IC in AMERICA to the rim above. The earlier die crack from the rim to the throat now extends through the head to the bottom of the B. A neat die state that comes with a very nice provenance. Graded EF40 net VF20 and tied for CC#20 in the Noyes census (but tied for CC#2 of the terminal die state), his photo #23339. Bland says net VF35 and tied for CC#5. Our grade is EF45 sharpness net VF35. The attribution and Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS label. 36122.50/32782966 Ex Henry C. Hines-Clayton L. Wallace, Stack’s 12/1963:507-C. Douglas Smith-Dr. Robert A. Schuman, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/ Superior 9/5/2004:410-Thomas D. Reynolds Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/4/2016:476  LATEST SEEN DIE STATE FOR S-185

LOT 181 1798 S-185 R2 Style II Hair, Small 8 PCGS graded XF45+. Choice glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. Smooth and very attractive, nearly flawless with just light wear on the devices. The only notable marks are a trail of small, dull ticks below the F in OF. Rare terminal die state (TDS), Breen state VIII late, with a clearly defined rim cud break at IC in AMERICA. The cud break is slightly larger on this example than on the preceding one. All the die cracks and clashmarks described by Breen are clear and the reverse is rotated 20 degrees CCW. The crack down through the hair is quite strong. A great die state that comes with a very nice provenance. Graded VF30 and tied for CC#8 in the Bland census. Noyes says VF25 net VF20 and tied for CC#20 overall but CC#2 of the terminal die state. Our grade is VF35. The attribution and Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS label. 36122.45+/32777265 Ex David Proskey-Henry C. Hines-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Dorothy I. Paschal-Eugene Exman-Roger S. Cohen, Jr., Superior 2/2/1992:880 Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz, Bowers & Merena-Dr. John A. VanArsdall, Bowers & Merena 1/1993:228-Dr. John A. VanArsdall, Bowers & Merena 11/1994:2048-Dr. John A. VanArsdall-unknown-Long Beach Expo 9/2012-Tom Reynolds Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/ Goldbergs 2/12/2017:192

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