Lot 1294
1799 B-11, BB-161 Rarity 3 PCGS graded Genuine. Cleaned. Light grey toning deepening at the devices. Our grade is VF30. No berries in branch that the eagle is holding. U in UNITED defective at upper left part, which is cut off, due to the employment of a defective punch. A point of the star touches the point of the lower part of the eagle's beak; a ray points to the left serif at left side of U in PLURIBUS. Star under cloud 1 is noticeably smaller than any other. A in AMERICA rests on 4th feather. Leaf point is under left side of upright of I. Upper right star has only one point touching cloud 8. The present population of 1799 BB-161 is believed to be about 600 to 1,100. Most of these are of Die State II, according to auction offerings. BB-161 is readily obtainable in grades of Good to Extremely Fine (PCGS # 6878) .
Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000.
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