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1797 S-134 R4. EF-40. Noyes Plate Coin. Plain edge, Breen III or IV. Glossy chocolate brown with dark bluish steel overtones and traces of frosty ligh

1797 S-135 R3+. VF-30. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. The surfaces are smooth and choice except for an area hear the dentils opposite the neck, whi

1797 NC-6 R8. Good-4. Discovery Coin. Plated in Breen and Noyes. Sharpness VG8 but the planchet is slightly bent and the obverse is covered with light

1797 S-136 R3-. Fine-15. Attractive glossy medium brown and chocolate. The surfaces are smooth and completely free of roughness or verdigris. The only

1797 S-136 R3-. EF-40. Partially beaded edge, Breen II. Glossy light steel brown with frosty tan in protected areas and darker steel brown toning on t

1797 S-137 R2. EF-45. Five points sharper but covered with tiny planchet chips that didn’t completely strike out. These tiny planchet imperfections ar

1797 S-137 R2. VF-20. Glossy chocolate brown, the right half of the obverse a couple shades darker than the rest of the coin. A small rim bruise oppos

1797 NC-4 R8. About Good-3. Sharpness G6 but moderately rough. Shallow dark verdigris covers many of the protected areas. There is a fine hairline scr

1797 S-138 R1. PCGS graded MS-66 Red & Brown. Highly lustrous bluish steel brown with 10% of the original bright mint color remaining on the obv...

1797 S-139 R1. Good-6. Glossy dark chocolate and steel brown. A sharp nick on the front edge of the neck is the notable defect. EDS, Breen state I lat

1797 S-139 R1. VF-35. Choice glossy chocolate brown with some frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas. Only a few very light contact marks, inc

1797 S-139 R1. Fine-12. Sharpness VF20 but covered with very fine granularity, mostly in protected areas. There are some small patches of very shallow

1797 S-140 R1. PCGS graded MS-61 Brown. Lustrous bluish steel and chocolate brown. Just a touch of friction is visible on the highest points of the de

1797 S-140 R1. Fine-12. Nice glossy chocolate brown. Just a few trivial nicks and a tiny planchet chip or pinprick close under the bust tip from choic

1797 S-140 R1. Good-4. A couple points sharper but the surfaces are a bit uneven, mostly in the fields. No verdigris or marks. Rather glossy chocolate

1797 S-141 R4+. EF-45. Breen Plate Coin. Very slightly sharper with a short, light scratch in the field off the chin and another at F-AM. Otherwise on

1797 S-141 R4+. VF-20. Sharpness at least EF40 but covered with uniform very fine porosity under a rather glossy very dark steel and olive patina. No

1797 NC-5 R6. Good-6. A point or two sharper but the fields are covered with very fine roughness that’s mostly hidden under a rather glossy light oliv

1797 NC-5 R6. VG-8 Plus. Slightly sharper with a disjointed, dull scratch down at the O in ONE and C in CENT, plus a few light nicks scattered about b

1797 S-142 R5+. Fine-12. Very slightly sharper with a few too many light contact marks to justify the higher grade. The only notable mark is a rim bru