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1798 1C Second Hair. AU50 Details, Repaired,

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1798 1C Second Hair. AU50 Details, Repaired,
<B>1798 1C Second Hair. AU50 Details, Repaired, Altered Surfaces, ANACS. S-177, B-25, High R.4.</B></I> <B>Bland VF20; tied for CC-6. Noyes Fine 15; tied for CC-7. Photo #27877. Our EAC Grade Fine 12.<BR><BR>Equivalents.</B></I> Clapp 37; EAC 25; <I>Encyclopedia </B></I>1729; PCGS #1434.<BR><B><BR>Variety. </B></I>Style II Hair. LIBERTY wide, LI close. Style I Letters. The obverse appears on S-176, S-177, and S-178. The reverse appears on S-177.<BR><B><BR>Surfaces.</B></I> Rich olive-brown color with splashes of lighter tan. The surfaces are burnished, especially evident on the obverse, yet the overall appearance is respectable. Plain Edge.<BR><B><BR>Die State V. </B></I>The latest die state with advanced cracks on the obverse. A patch of rust is evident at the lower right obverse. The reverse has several sets of clash marks, primarily from the drapery.<BR><B><BR>Census. </B></I>The finest known S-177 grades just VF30, with a small number of other VF coins recorded by Bland and Noyes. The ANS holds one of the top six examples, limiting the number of census level pieces available to collectors.<BR><B><BR>Commentary. </B></I>The obverse die cracked during its earliest use with S-176 but remained in the press to produce three different die combinations. The vertical crack is distinctive, and diagnostic of this obverse die.<BR><B><BR>Provenance. </B></I><I>Charles J. Dupont (Stack's, 9/1954), lot 252, $100; Dorothy Paschal (1972); Robinson S. Brown, Jr. (Superior Galleries, 9/1986), lot 250, $1,485; Thomas D. Reynolds.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Personality. Charles Dupont</B></I> and his partner, Charles Anderson, were antique dealers in Worcester, Massachusetts, who served as agents for the sale of a coin collection via Stack's auctions. The sales were held in September and November 1954, billed as the Anderson Dupont Sales. The large cents were cataloged by Sheldon and Breen.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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