Ralph Rucker Collection Fixed Price Pt II

S-138

DOUBLE STRUCK S-138

LOT 184 1797 S-138 R1 F12 Sharpness VF20 with several light rim bruises on both sides, and most of these have been smoothed to minimize the distraction. The notable ones are left of L in LIBERTY and over AM. Glossy dark chocolate and steel brown with smooth surfaces. E-MDS, Breen state III. Double struck, but the offset is only a half millimeter. The doubling is clearest on the date, back of the head, and at TED STATES. Has the eye appeal of a higher grade. $900

Ex Ed Kucia 9/3/1988-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/19/2010:384 (includes the Kucia collection envelope, Holmes lot ticket, and Bland and Grellman grading cards as 20/12)