1798 1C Draped Bust Large Cent PCGS AU-55 S-158,

Category: 1C Draped Bust Large Cent
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1798 1C S-158, Brown. Sheldon 158. State IV. R4. • Plain Edge. • Style I Hair with Small 8. Choice frosty steel brown and chocolate with lustrous tan and light steel brown covering the protected areas. No spots, stains, or significant marks. M-LDS, Breen state IV late, with a small but strong cud break connecting the top of the T in UNITED to the rim above, an intermediate die state not mentioned in the Breen book. Very shallow low spots cover the neck (caused by debris stuck to the die). A beautiful cent with satiny mint luster covering the fields and protected areas, especially on the reverse. • Ex: Robert Kissner.  C. Douglas Smith. Dr. Robert A. Schuman. Daniel W. Holmes, Jr.. Noyes Photo 29009, Plate: This is the plate coin for the variety in the Noyes and Breen books.

PCGS has graded only 19 examples of the S-158. Of those, there are 3 in AU55 with just 2 finer. As part of the Draped Bust series (1796-1807), it embodies the young republic's quest for stable currency, transitioning from the earlier Liberty Cap design to a more elegant portrait.

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