1798 1C S-173, BN MS(PCGS#36089)

February 2020 Pre-Long Beach U.S. & World Coin Auction #115

Auctioneer

Goldberg Auctioneers

Lot Number

313

Grade

XF45BN

Price

3,240

Lot Description

Lot 313 1798 S-173 R3 Style II Hair, Small 8. PCGS graded EF-45.Glossy chocolate brown and steel with frost in protected areas on both sides. Smooth and attractive, just lightly worn. No corrosion or verdigris, only microscopic marks. The best identifying mark is a thin, very light diagonal nick in the field before the upper lip. Extremely rare TDS, Breen state IX, with strong cud breaks at LI and ERTY, and there is a much lighter thin rim cud over CA in AMERICA. (The rim break at CA, Breen's state IX, occurs prior to the cud at LI, Breen's state VIII. Those die states are reversed in his encyclopedia.) Noyes graded VF35 Choice and tied for CC#11 overall but one of the finest of the terminal die state, his photo #29898. Our grade is VF35. Comes with a great provenance. The attribution and Nancy & Bryan Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 8 finer: 1 in 50, 2 in 55, 1 in 61, 3 in 62, 1 in 63 (PCGS # 36089) Value $3,000 - UP Ex David Proskey-Henry C. Hines-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Dorothy I. Paschal-C. Douglas Smith-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:246-Lillian Willins 1/1992-Tom Reynolds Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/12/2017:180-Nancy & Bryan Collection (includes the collection envelopes from Paschal, Smith, Brown and Reynolds plus the Brown and Reynolds lot tickets).