1973

1801 Bust H10C PCGS VF20

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:900.00 USD Estimated At:1,800.00 - 1,900.00 USD
1801 Bust H10C PCGS VF20
<Our item number 129073><B>1801 Draped Bust Half Dime. V-1, LM-2. PCGS graded VF-20.</B> Nice even toning on both sides, some areas of the design weaker than others as often seen on this rare early draped bust, heraldic eagle Type &#40;issued 1800-05 only&#41;. The dies that are known as LM-2 were once described by Valentine as both V-1 and V-2. Research points to the obverse die having suffered damage from the rim outside the Y in LIBERTY, through that letter, and into the field inside stars 8-13. It is thought this is die state that Valentine described as V-1. Mint employees then re-lapped the obverse die to obliterate this damage, a process that also reduced the size of the aforesaid stars &#40;The obverse suffered more extensive damage towards its end in the form of a semicircular bisecting crack from the rim below the 8 in the date to the rim above the B in LIBERTY.&#41; Very scarce: only 27,760 minted <B>&#40;PCGS # 4267&#41;</B>. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;1,800 - 1,900. <BR><BR>Our item number 129073<BR ><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/44jpegs/129073.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/44jpegs/129073N2.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/44jpegs/129073N3.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/44jpegs/129073N4.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>