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1798 Draped Bust Cent. Style II Hair, Lg 8. F12

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1798 Draped Bust Cent. Style II Hair, Lg 8. F12
Sharpness F15 with some light contact marks, none significant but a few too many to justify the higher grade. The best identifying marks are a tiny rim bruise over the R in LIBERTY, a small rim nick over the second T in STATES, and a dull nick under the first A in AMERICA. Attractive glossy chocolate brown. Nice eye appeal in spite of the minor marks. MDS, Breen state II. The die defect at the base of the second T in STATES is strong. Noyes photo #36709. Tied for CC#10. Removed from an NGC slab graded VF30 (NGC label included, and the label mentions the attribution and Rasmussen provenance).<p><i>Mayflower Coin Auctions 1/63:96-Jackson Storm 8/84-Bob Matthews, Superior 5/28/89:325-J. R. Frankenfield, Superior 2/17/01:410-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/05:3193-Mike Iatesta.</i>