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1797 S-143 R5 Stemless Wreath. PCGS graded EF-40. Sharpness near EF40 with areas of microscopic pitting on the lower portion of the portrait and in th

1798 S-144 R5+ Style I Hair with Large 8. VG-8. A couple points sharper with a hairline scratch from the hair under the earlobe down to the bottom of

1798 S-145 R3 Style I Hair with Large 8. VF-30. Sharpness near EF40 with extremely fine granularity well hidden under a glossy dark olive and steel pa

1798 S-145 R3 Style I Hair with Large 8. VF-35. Plated in Clapp and Breen. Sharpness at least EF40 with extremely fine roughness well hidden under a g

1798 S-146 R5 Style I Hair with Large 8. VG-8. Rotated Reverse. Glossy chocolate and dark steel brown with frosty lighter brown in protected areas, po

1798 S-146 R5 Style I Hair with Large 8 . VF-25. Sharpness EF45 with several dozen tiny pitmarks scattered about the obverse, strongest at the neck an

1798 S-147 R5 Style I Hair with Large 8. VF-30. Plated in Early American Cents, Penny Whimsy, and in Breen. Sharpness EF40 but there is extremely fine

1798 S-148 R2 Style I Hair with Large 8. VF-35 Plus. Slightly sharper but there are several very shallow low spots on both sides caused by debris stuc

1798 S-148 R2 Style I Hair with Large 8. Fine-15. Five points sharper with microscopic roughness in the protected areas of the reverse. The obverse is

1798 S-148 R2 Style I Hair with Large 8. Good-6. Terminal Die State. Rather glossy chocolate and greenish olive brown. The toning is attractive, but t

1798 S-149 R5+ Style I Hair with Large 8. About Good-3. Sharpness VF20 but corroded, the roughness moderate to strong and relatively uniform on both s

1798 S-149 R5+ Style I Hair with Large 8. Fine-12. Boldly Double Struck. Sharpness VF25 or slightly better but there is some very light pitting in the

1798/7 S-150 R5 Style I Hair. Overdate 8 over 7. VF-20. Five points sharper but there are too many small nicks for the higher grade, mostly on the obv

1798/7 S-151 R3+ Style I Hair. Overdate 8 over 7. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Breen Plate Coin. Choice glossy steel brown and chocolate with frosty light

1798/7 S-152 R2+ Style I Hair. Large Overdate 8 over 7. AU-53. Plated in Clapp, Breen, and Early American Cents. Sharpness EF40 or slightly better but

1798 S-153 R3 Style I Hair with Large 8. Good-5. Sharpness VG8 but the surfaces are not perfectly smooth and there is a long, dull nick high on the ne

1798 S-153 R3 Style I Hair with Large 8. Fine-15 Plus. Double Profile. Sharpness VF30 or slightly better but there are numerous very light scratches o

1798 S-153 R3 Style I Hair with Large 8. VF-25. Five points sharper with traces of light verdigris around ERTY and some more in the field off the chin

1798 S-154 R4+ Style I Hair with Large 8. EF-40. Plated in Penny Whimsy. Five points sharper with a pinprick at the dentils right of the chin, a barel

1798 S-155 R3 Style I Hair with Small 8. Reverse of 1796. PCGS graded AU-55. Very close to EF45 but there is a very light horizontal hairline scratch