Lot 1673
1798. Close Date PCGS graded Genuine Smoothed - AU Details. Attractive balanced gold toning both sides. A pleasing looking coin despite its minor cleaning. This variety is twice as rare as the other 1798 issue having 5 berries. This variety and BD-2 share something in common that is an exception to the 7+6 or 8+5 star arrangement for the obverse of most of this series. Both of these varieties have six stars left of Liberty with seven stars to her right, the only U.S. coins of any denomination with this particular star configuration. This variety is the first to use the new style reverse with "Thick Neck" eagle and 13 stars around the eagle’s head, six vertical stripes in the shield, and the punch by Robert Scot, the chief engraver at the time. This replaced the John Smith Gardner reverse punch that was used for the previous dates and varieties (PCGS # 97649) .
Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000.
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