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"1798 1C Second Hair Style. S-166, B-32,"

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:1.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
 1798 1C Second Hair Style. S-166, B-32,
<B>1798<1C> Second Hair Style AU50 NGC.</B></I> S-166, B-32, R.1. Die State VI. A common coin in an uncommon state, and uncommonly well preserved. There is a bold, dramatic die break that crosses the reverse from the numerator, through the ribbon, stem, leaves, and to the E in UNITED, obliterating much of that letter. A crack joins the C in CENT to the nearby leaf. Breaks emerge from the rim on both sides of the first T in STATES. Heavy clash marks show from the profile at CA and the fraction. The first A in AMERICA is weak, a hallmark of this variety, as is the reverse crack. This lovely coin is boldly impressed on an olive-brown planchet and shows no mentionable marks under a glass. The reverse die is rotated about 30 degrees counterclockwise. Appealing, desirable, and worthy of a strong bid from a variety or type collector. EAC 35.<BR><I>Ex: Raymond Gallo; Jules Reiver.</B></I> Envelope Included.