Lot 1523
1799. Irregular Date, 15 Reverse Stars B-4, BB-153 Rarity 4. NGC graded VF-35. Even wear on the topmost devices, with some suggestion that striking was marginally weak in the centers. It pays to recall that early bust coins had to be struck on a hand-operated coining press with a large, end-weighted T-handle that the coiner swung with all his might. Any sinking of the die steel or let up in his energy when stamping a coin resulted in less metal filling the deepest recesses of the die. The Irregular Date featured here is one of the familiar Red Book varieties of 1799 that collectors strive to acquire.
Estimated Value $2,400 - 2,500.
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