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Lot 0728 1807 Bust 10C PCGS MS62

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:2,500.00 USD Estimated At:5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD
Lot 0728 1807 Bust 10C PCGS MS62
Only the one die pair for 1807, and a coin with light but not too extensive die clashing. For instance, UNTED STATES is much crisp and detailed than average for this often weak area of the coin. Centers, too, show excellent detail. Frosty white patina dominates both sides, although not in full "bloom" -- otherwise this would grade gem and be many times the price you'll have to bid.

The year 1807 was one of great tension in the United States. At least the tension was felt close to the East Coast port cities when President Jefferson slapped the Embargo of 1807 on entry of goods to the various ports. Merchants and businesses felt the pain at once in the form of higher prices and lack of goods; complaints were made but to no avail. This one Act of Jeffersons caused him much grief and lost support among the moneyed voters.