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1798 1C Second Hair. XF40 PCGS. S-182, B-43,

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:800.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1798 1C Second Hair. XF40 PCGS. S-182, B-43,
<B>1798 1C Second Hair. XF40 PCGS. S-182, B-43, R.4. </B></I> <B>Noyes VF25; CC-8. Photo #28634. Our EAC Grade VF25.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Equivalents.</B></I> Clapp 42; EAC 43; <I>Encyclopedia </B></I>1729; PCGS #1434.<BR><BR><B>Variety. </B></I>Style II Hair. Missing hair above 1. Die scratch from A to right ribbon. The obverse appears on S-182. The reverse appears on S-182, S-183, and S-184.<BR><BR><B>Surfaces.</B></I> Mostly light olive-brown with a few splashes of darker steel color. A few tiny surface marks but overall an attractive piece. Plain Edge.<BR><BR><B>Die State II. </B></I>Single clash marks.<BR><BR><B>Census. </B></I>This S-182 falls outside the Bland Census, but is listed as eighth finest in the Noyes roster. Finest known is a Mint State piece, followed by two XF examples and several grading VF.<BR><BR><B>Commentary. </B></I>This is the first of three die combinations from a single reverse die that is immediately recognized by a die scratch from the final A to the right ribbon end. This is another simple attribution point that will aid in identification of the various 1798 varieties.<BR><BR><B>Provenance. </B></I><I>David Proskey; Henry C. Hines; Dr. William H. Sheldon; C. Douglas Smith; Kenneth Rendell; Old Colony Coin (10/1958), lot 902; Dorothy Paschal (1973); Robinson S. Brown, Jr. (Superior, 9/1986), lot 255, $687.50; Dave Liljestrand; Chris Victor-McCawley (2/1989); Robinson S. Brown, Jr. (Superior, 1/1996), lot 249, $1,045.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Personality. Old Colony Coin Co.</B></I> is best known in large cent circles for their sale in conjunction with the New England Numismatic Association in October 1958.<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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