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1797 S-129 R5 VG8+.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:0.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 USD
1797 S-129 R5 VG8+.
1797 S-129 R5 VG8+. Sharpness F12 or slightly better but covered with very fine porosity. No verdigris and only a few insignificant marks. The best identifying marks are two small nicks at the bottom of the E in ONE and a dull nick on the rim over the O in OF. Slightly glossy dark chocolate brown and olive with lighter chocolate and steel brown toning on the devices. E-MDS, Breen state II early. The date and legends are clear and the M over E error is easily visible. Graded F12 net VG8 and tied for CC#10 in the Breen/Bland condition census for this rare variety. Noyes says F12 net G6, his photo #43693.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.

Provenance: Ex Tom Reynolds-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 1/27/96:184-Steven K. Ellsworth 1/24/04-John Pijewski, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/05:1292.