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*Highlight Of Entire Auction* 1793 LIBERTY CAP S-14 R5 Flowing Hair 1c Graded vf+ By USCG (fc)

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:16,600.00 - 66,400.00 USD
*Highlight Of Entire Auction*  1793 LIBERTY CAP S-14 R5 Flowing Hair 1c Graded vf+ By USCG (fc)
***Auction Highlight*** 1793 LIBERTY CAP S-14 R5 Flowing Hair 1c Graded vf+ By USCG. Highlight of the entire auction. Up for Auction is a Coin we have never until today had the privilege to bring to auction. The Legendary 1793 Liberty Cap Cent, Sheldon -14 Rarity 5 Variety Graded vf25, and Tied for 9th Finest Known of the variety. "This is known as the 'cracked die' ... this die is much rarer than the preceding." - Sylvester S. Crosby, The United States Coinage of 1793,1897. This obverse is among the most distinctive in the entire large cent series, neatly bisected by a vertical linear crack that effectively breaks the die face into two disconnected halves. The left half of this obverse is on a slightly higher plane than the right, leaving this variety consistently more worn on the left side of the obverse than the right. This die almost certainly split during the hardening process. All known examples show the bisecting crack, and it is unlikely any were struck without it. The crack extends from the die edge at 12:00, between the two beads atop E of LIBERTY, on a nearly straight path to the right side of the base of 3 in the date, and to the die edge beyond it after a short dogleg left on the other side of the bead just right of the base of 3. The E of LIBERTY shows a clear shift on the vertical axis between the details on the left side of the crack and those on the right. Viewed laterally, the plane of the two halves appears most disparate at the E of LIBERTY, though the left side is consistently more elevated than the right for the entire length of the division. No clash marks are seen, denoting this as the earliest die state. A Corey's Pick, Bid to Win, Don't let it get Away, you might not find its equal Coin. I give this coin my highest recommendation