The 69th Annual Houston Money Show

LOT 207 1798 S-186 R-2 F12. A few points sharper but there is a scratch through Liberty’s neck and traces of maroon, shallow scale under the hair braid. There are minor bumps and nicks along the rims, a bruise at TA in STATES the only worth nothing. Dark brown and steel. M-LDS, Breen state VIII. Smooth surfaces.

LOT 210 1799 S-189 R-2 PCGS G6. Deep olive brown and steel with lighter steel brown on the high points. There are a few minor marks including a couple planchet flakes or pits behind the lower hair curls and small nicks on either side. Otherwise slightly glossy mostly smooth surfaces with a clear date and weak but readable legends. MDS. Our grade is G5. 1443.06/28223547

Ex; John Cloutier - CVM - Fred Borcherdt

Ex; Goldbergs/M&G 2/2017:681 - William Schwartz

LOT 211 1799 S-189 R-2 ELECTROTYPE F12. F15+ with very fine granularity on the surfaces. Glossy light brown and charcoal on the obverse, the reverse mostly the deep coal with hints of lighter brown on some of the devices. Strong date and legends. An electrotype copy of this key date 1799 Draped Bust cent.

LOT 208 1798 S-186 R-2 VG7. VG8 but there are small digs behind the lower curls and over ON in ONE, and traces of old verdigris in the protected areas of both sides. Deep olive brown and steel. LDS, Breen state IX. Graded VG8 net G5 by Noyes, his photo #26256.

Ex; Mayflower lot 863 - Fred Borcherdt

Ex; Fred Borcherdt

LOT 212 1800/79 S-192 R-3 VF25. Near XF sharpness but very fine micro-granularity is visible under a glass. There is a dull nick on Liberty’s cheek and another on E in CENT. Dark brown and charcoal surfaces with rather nice eye appeal for this variety. Struck ever so slightly off center towards K-9 on the obverse. EDS, Breen state I.

LOT 209 1798 S-186 R-2 AG3. G4 but there is a small dent in the hair and micro-porosity in some protected areas. Semi-glossy dark brown surfaces. TDS, Breen state X. Readable date.

Ex; George H. Clapp, acquired in trade in 1944 - RSC Collection

Ex; BH 4/1982 - Fred Borcherdt

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