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1798 1C Second Hair Style VF30 NGC. S-181. B-42, R.3. 1798[1C] Second Hair Style. S-181, B-42, R.3.

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1798 1C Second Hair Style VF30 NGC. S-181. B-42, R.3. 1798[1C] Second Hair Style. S-181, B-42, R.3.
<B>1798<1C> Second Hair Style. S-181, B-42, R.3. VF30 NGC. VF20 EAC.</B></I> Die State III. The reverse of this variety has a large fraction denominator repunched over a smaller one. Breen's <I>Large Cent Encyclopedia</B></I> comments that the large numeral punches "occur nowhere else in the [large cent] series" and are so far unidentified on any other denomination. It would be an interesting mission to track down another use of these punches. In this die state, a faint die crack curves upward from the rim right of the 8, through the drapery, and back to the rim. This coin is on an olive-brown planchet with lighter highpoints and no mentionable marks. The date merges slightly with the rim. The reverse die is rotated about 40 degrees counterclockwise. Appealing and collectible.<BR><I>Ex: George Ramont (3/21/1972).</B></I> Envelope Included.