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1800 1C Overdate, Second Hair. XF40 PCGS. S-192,

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1800 1C Overdate, Second Hair. XF40 PCGS. S-192,
<B>1800 1C Overdate, Second Hair. XF40 PCGS. S-192, B-6, R.3. </B></I> <B>Noyes VF25; tied for CC-9. Photo #36625. Our EAC Grade VF25.<BR><BR>Equivalents.</B></I> Proskey 3; Doughty 141; McGirk 2A; Ross 4; Clapp-Newcomb 3; EAC 5; <I>Encyclopedia </B></I>1736; PCGS #1455.<BR><B><BR>Surfaces.</B></I> Pleasing medium brown surfaces with considerable lighter tan color inside the wreath. The usual minor circulation marks are visible as expected for the grade, but the surfaces are entirely free of corrosion. A few faint hairlines are present on each side.<BR><B><BR>Variety. </B></I>Overdate. Top of 7 visible over 8. Long fraction bar slants down to right. The obverse appears on S-192 and S-193. The reverse appears on S-192.<BR><B><BR>Die State I. </B></I>An early die state with no evidence of the reverse arc crack at the lower right.<BR><B><BR>Census. </B></I>The finest examples include a single Mint State specimen and another that grades AU, followed by a couple of XF coins and several VF pieces.<BR><B><BR>Commentary. </B></I>The existence of several 1800 overdate varieties with the second hair style indicates that the contemplated coinage for 1798 was even larger than the final production. Five different obverse dies prepared in 1798 with the second hair style were overdated for the 1800 coinage. Those dies were combined with various reverse dies to create seven actual varieties. <BR><B><BR>Provenance. </B></I><I>Thomas Reynolds (10/2000).</B></I><BR><B><BR>Personality. A. Doshimer</B></I> was employed as a cutter at the Mint, according to the January 1800 payroll, cutting flans from planchet strip.<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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