^Lot 309 1797 S-131 R-2 Stemless Wreath VF35

1797 S-131 R-2 Stemless Wreath VF35Sharpness EF45 or slightly better but there are some contact marks on otherwise smooth, very attractive surfaces. The notable marks are a fine scratch from the earlobe to the bottom of the neck, a diagonal nick through the R in LIBERTY, a nick right of the Y, and a pair of light scratches through the berry below C in CENT. Glossy medium steel brown and tan with frosty reddish tan faded down from mint color in the protected areas, especially on the obverse. E-MDS, Breen state II, with a fine vertical crack in the field before the portrait and a small lump hanging down from the end of the nose. There is a fine double profile from the forelock to the end of the nose. Graded VF30 and tied for CC#10 in the Bland census. Noyes says EF45 net VF35 and tied for CC#4, his photo #32244. A sharp, attractive example of the popular Stemless Wreath variety.Certificate Number: Pedigree: Ex John M. Foreman, Sr., Stack's 1/1993:1122 (as EF45)-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection