^Lot 326 1798 S-159 R3 Small 8, Style I Hair VG8

1798 S-159 R3 Small 8, Style I Hair VG8Slightly sharper with some nicks on otherwise smooth, attractive surfaces. Glossy medium chocolate brown with lighter brown on the devices. No corrosion or verdigris. A nick on the 1 in the date and two thin parallel nicks right of the D in UNITED can help identify this cent. Extremely rare TDS, Breen state VII, with a cud break connecting the L to the rim. Struck with the reverse rotated 20 degrees CCW. Graded F12 net VG10 and finest of only 6 known of the die state in the Noyes census, his photo #38322.Certificate Number: Pedigree: Ex Denis W. Loring 5/5/1983-Richard V. Punchard-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection