Ralph Rucker Collection Fixed Price Pt II

S-238/S-239



LOT 327

1802 S-238 R4 G5 Sharpness VG10 but dark olive and covered with greenish patina and verdigris. Most likely rescued from soil but the roughness is not severe. Some fine scratches hidden in the patina. The date and legends are complete and easily readable. MDS, Breen state II, with additional die cracks on the reverse. $75

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LOT 328 1802 S-239 R3 F12 Slightly sharper but there is a dull scratch in the field left of the lower curls and traces of fine verdigris at the end of the bust. Otherwise smooth and attractive. Glossy light to medium chocolate brown. M-LDS, Breen state V, with die cracks on the obverse that create an “elephant trunk” extending into the field from the nose. A neat die state. $700

Ex Russell Wyatt, Superior 9/30/1985:279

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