Ralph Rucker Collection Fixed Price Pt II

S-132

CONDITION CENSUS S-132 STEMLESS WREATH

LOT 175 1797 S-132 R5+ Stemless Wreath VF20 Sharpness VF35 with a few light rim bruises, mostly on the reverse, a pair of dull nicks on the forehead, a small scratch in the field at the chin, and a thin nick in the field under the hair ribbon. The surfaces are reasonably smooth but there is some reddish chocolate crud in several of the protected areas and a bit of very light verdigris in the wreath left of C in CENT. Slightly glossy medium brown and reddish chocolate. Sharply struck LDS, Breen state II, with dentil crumbling at IC in AMERICA. Graded VF35 net VF25 by Bland and CC#3 in his census. Noyes says VF30 net VF20 and tied for CC#3 in his 1999 edition of the census, photo #22954. In the 2005 edition of his census, Noyes calls this cent VF35 net F15 and tied for CC#4, same photo number. An important cent that comes with a nice provenance. $3,500 Ex Harmer Rooke Numismatics, Ltd., 11/7/1970-C. Douglas Smith-Dr. Robert A. Schuman, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/ Superior 6/5/2000:154-Jack Wadlington (via Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley) 6/30/2005-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/6/2009:238 (includes the Doug Smith collection envelope, the Wadlington collection notes, and both lot tickets)