Lot 3061
1800. BB-193; B-13 R4. PCGS graded VF-25. Die IV. Shooting Star variety, so called from a raised line (from die clashing) at one star on the reverse below OF looking as though it were in motion with a comet-like tail. Even grey toning on both sides with a could of old marks on the neck. This later die-state coin has the obverse die beginning to fail at stars 2 and 3, which bulge outward slightly (and will be, in time, extensively bulged before the die completely failed) (PCGS # 6887) .
Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,800.
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| Realized $1,955 |
