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*Highlight Of Entire Auction* 1797 Plain Edge Liberty Cap 1 above 1 C-1, 1/2c Graded xf details USCG

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:750.00 - 3,000.00 USD
*Highlight Of Entire Auction* 1797 Plain Edge Liberty Cap 1 above 1 C-1, 1/2c Graded xf details USCG
***Auction Highlight*** 1797 Plain Edge 1 Above 1 C-1 Liberty Cap half cent 1/2c Graded xf details By USCG. 0 Up for auction is an extrordinary 1787 1 above 1 Half Cent, Cohen-1, R-2, Very Late Die State, Manley Die State 5.0. Overstruck on a Fuld-2 1794 Talbot, Allum & Lee token, with incredible detail of the old token. I have examined all of the ones that have gone for auction from grades vf to ms64 in the last 20 years. None of these examples show as significant evidence of the underlying Talbot cent as ours at hand. I have further seen that the more evidence of the underlying cent that is present, the higher the premium. On one example I have shown you a picture of, the heritage description mentions �obvious undertype from a Talbot, Allum & Lee, primarily visible in the right obverse field. Additional evidence of the undertype appears on Liberty's head, the cap, and in the left obverse field.� none of this �evidence� is anywhere near as clear as the multiple clear letters present on our example. On the example at hand a clear �LIBE� from liberty can be seen on the reverse and �BOT AL� from TALBOT ALLUM on the Obverse. Our example is In its terminal die state, the 1797 1 above 1 half cent ranks as one of the toughest coins in the entire U.S. coinage series to grade. It has all the cracks listed by Breen and apparently some that Breen was unaware of. The same can be said for Ron Manley's Die State Book. This example is later than any die state described by either Breen or Manley. The obverse has two heavy bulges at the top of the cap and right, with gentle bulges in the left and right obverse fields. The bulges cause severe reverse weakness at ED ST and ICA, with the surfaces in those areas showing myriad tiny planchet marks. Faint traces of undertype are evident between UNITED and the border. Numerous obverse die cracks are evident: 1. From the tip of the pole to the border. 2. From the rim through the right side of the B to the hair, continuing to the lowest hair curls. 3. A branch of crack 2 horizontally to the temple and field in front of Liberty's forehead. 4. A heavy crack from the nose tip to the border at 4 o'clock. 5. A branch of crack 4 down to the left to the throat and across the lower part of the bust. 6. A heavy crack from crack 3 down across the cheek and field to join crack 5. 7. A crack through Y to the forehead. 8. A crack from the border at 2 o'clock toward Liberty's eye. 9. A short horizontal crack joins cracks 4 and 5. A wild coin, pleasing chocolate color, it receives the detail grade, due to numerous, but not disctracting fine cuts on the obverse, which can pnly truly be seen with magnification as they were done decades ago, if not hundreds of years ago and the patina has formed over them. Xf details, while accurate, it shoul trade closer to full xf45 money. Xf 45 trends $6000 and xf 40 trends $5,000