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***Auction Highlight*** 1798 Draped Bust Large Cent S-148; Horned '9' 1c Graded au53 details By SEGS

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***Auction Highlight*** 1798 Draped Bust Large Cent S-148; Horned '9' 1c Graded au53 details By SEGS
***Auction Highlight*** 1798 S-148; Horned '9' Draped Bust Large Cent 1c Graded au53 details By SEGS. This expertly produced example offers good centering, uniform denticulation around both sides, and sharp to full detail to virtually all design elements. Pleasing color. Eighteen of the obverse dies used to strike 1798-dated cents were produced using the head punch of 1797, which the Guide Book describes as the Style I Hair variety. Breen asserts that these dies were initially prepared in 1796 or 1797, but not dated until required for coinage in 1798. Sheldon-148, offered here, features one of these obverse dies. This is the popular Horned 9 variety of the date, available by early large cent standards, although high grade survivors are elusive with the census quickly dropping down to the EAC VF-30 level. Only three Mint State examples are known. As one of the finer S-148 cents, this will be a significant offering for advanced variety specialists and those collecting by Guide Book varieties. A Corey's Pick, Bid to Win, Don't let it get Away, you might not find its equal Coin