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1796

LOT 149 1796 S-114 R5- Draped Bust VG7 Several points sharper, close to F12, but covered with microscopic porosity. Traces of verdigris are tucked into protected areas but you need a glass to find them. Fine, old scratches are scattered over the obverse and there is a more-obvious scratch down through the E’s in ONE CENT. A pair of rim nicks at AM round out the notable marks. Medium steel and light olive with hints of reddish brown in some protected places. EDS, Breen state I, without any die cracks. Struck with the dies out of proper axial alignment (the die faces not perfectly parallel) causing stronger details on the upper half of the obverse and lower half of the reverse. As a result the date is relatively weak, but it is still easily readable. $2,500

Ex Chris McCawley 2/9/1991

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