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1808 1C XF45 PCGS. S-279, R.1. Die State 2. Deeper bro 1808[1C] XF45 PCGS.

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1808 1C XF45 PCGS. S-279, R.1. Die State 2. Deeper bro 1808[1C] XF45 PCGS.
<B>1808<1C> XF45 PCGS.</B></I> S-279, Die State II, R.1. Deeper brown coloration overall, with somewhat lighter brown-gray toning on the portrait of Liberty. Save for stars 8-13 and the right obverse border (see below), the devices are bold enough to suggest an above average strike for the type. There are a few abrasions on the reverse, near the O in ONE, and the rim begins to crumble near 11 o'clock on the obverse. Late die states of S-279 exhibit extensive damage to the obverse die: stars at the right drawn to the rim, figures of the date distorted, ribbon ends distorted, an indentation in the field before Liberty's throat, and overall poor striking definition. On the present example, stars 8-13 are drawn toward the right border, and the denticles in that area (and along the upper obverse) are incomplete, but we can find no evidence of the other forms of die damage.<BR><I>From The Albert E. Willis Collection.</B></I>