Lot 629
1796 S-105 R5- Draped Bust. Good-4. Boldly Repunched 6. Several points sharper but covered with microscopic porosity. No verdigris, and the only contact mark is a dull horizontal nick in the center of the head even with the eyebrow. Slightly glossy reddish steel and chocolate. The date and legends are complete and easily readable. Extremely rare LDS (but not quite the latest), Breen state IV early. A very strong die crack connects the tops of TY to the rim and this crack outlines a slightly raised retained cud over those letters. Breen did not list this intermediate state in his encyclopedia, and your cataloger is not aware of another example. Only a single example with the full cud break is listed in the Noyes census. A very important cent to the die state specialist.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
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