1798 Draped Bust Cent 1C NGC AU Details BN S-159

1798 S-159, B-18 Cent, AU Details
Large Cent Encyclopedia Plate Coin

1798 1C First Hair Style NGC Details. AU. S-159 B-18, R.3.  Breen Die State II, although called State III in the Large Cent Encyclopedia. The obverse is light golden-brown with a few dabs of maroon and ebony patina and a small rim bump at 9:30. Other minor marks appear at 3 o'clock on the obverse. The reverse has medium olive-brown toning, also with a few darker spots and trivial rim nicks.

Ex: Bowers and Merena (11/1986), lot 2831; C. Douglas Smith; Dr. Robert A. Schuman (Superior, 5/2003), lot 443; Clay Everhart; EAC Sale (5/2008), lot 298.
From The Adam Mervis Large Cent Collection.

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