^Lot 334 1798 S-175 R3 Small 8, Style II Hair VF20

1798 S-175 R3 Small 8, Style II Hair VF20Sharpness EF40 with extremely fine granularity under mostly glossy dark olive brown and steel toning. The notable marks are a pit under the B in LIBERTY, a couple tiny ones at the edge over IB, and a small planchet flake at the hairline left of the eye. Specks of verdigris can be found hidden around the devices on the reverse. LDS, Breen state VI, with die cracks on the reverse and a cud break at the U in UNITED.Certificate Number: Pedigree: Ex Dean Oakes 1977-Richard V. Punchard-Wesley A. Rasmussen, Heritage Auctions 1/13/2005:3205 (as VF25)-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection