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1803 1C Small Date, Small Fraction XF40--Graffiti--NCS 1803[1C] Small Date, Small Fraction. S-254, B

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1803 1C Small Date, Small Fraction XF40--Graffiti--NCS 1803[1C] Small Date, Small Fraction. S-254, B
<B>1803<1C> Small Date, Small Fraction. S-254, B-13, R.2--Graffiti--NCS. XF Details. VG8 EAC.</B></I> Die State III. In this die state, a small crack emerges from the rim right of the 3, crosses the drapery, and merges again with the rim. In later die states this crack becomes heavy and dramatic, but here it is wispy and discernible only under magnification. A faint reverse crack runs from the tops of ME to the rim above ER. Although this olive-brown coin is well detailed on a problem-free and well centered planchet, unfortunately several heavy scratches have been inflicted on it. The obverse left field has the initials "W E" etched into it horizontally above and below the hair ribbon, respectively, with a scratch before the bust that might be an "L." On the reverse a deeper, shorter scratch runs from the rim near D to the nearby leaf pair, while a second comparable scratch runs from the right ribbon end to the rim near the last A. Two more run from the right rim between OF and A to the wreath. In spite of these obvious distractions, the remaining level of detail is more than satisfactory. Envelope Included.