1797    S-133               R5       VG8                                        $ 2,000
VG10 Chocolate steel. Smooth surfaces. A few tiny field marks, but really no distractions. Ex. Robbie Brown I  9/86:189.

1797    S-138                           EF40                                       $ 4,750
Lustrous chocolate with  hard smooth surfaces. Defect free with a  sharp strike.

1797    S-140               R1       VF35                                       $ 3,500
Light chocolate with a lustrous surface. There is swelling at the bust tip, but the date is all readable. Swelling weakens OF. A nice cent.

 
1797    S-142               R5+     VG8                                        $ 1,200
Sharpness close to VF. Dark steel color. The surfaces very lightly and uniformly porous. Ex. Ed Kucia.

1798    S-150               R5       VG10                                      $ 2,250
1798/7 Overdate. F12. Medium chocolate and steel. A little weak in the centers. Full drapery. A few minor marks. Ex. Homer Downing-Willard Blaisdell.

1798/7   S-151             R3       VG8+                                      $   550
Sharpness VG10 or slightly better. Well struck drapery, weaker in the centers. Nice even chocolate steel color. Slightly granular.

1798/7   S-152             R2+     F15                                          $ 1,750
Overdate 8 Over 7. Ten points sharper with light scratches over the obverse all blending into the natural toning. Otherwise, the surfaces are smooth and quite nice for the grade. Glossy mottled mix of steel brown, chocolate, and olive brown. The date and legends are bold and the overdate feature is obvious. Ex. Homer K. Downing, 1952 ANA

1798/7 S-152              R2+     VF25                                       $ 4,500
Large Overdate 8 Over 7. Style I Hair. Sharpness VF35 with extremely fine roughness under a highly glossy dark olive and chocolate brown patina, the highpoints a lighter shade of brown. Only trivial marks. The overdate is bold.

                      
     1798    REVERSE OF 1796

 1798    S-155               R3       PCGS AU50                           $ 9,500
Chocolate and olive tan with hard smooth surfaces. Very well struck for this very Redbook variety. Ex. John Foreman, Stack’s 1/93:1123. This is probably tenth finest known of variety.