Lot 3025
1796. Large date, small letters. BB-65; B-5 R4. NGC graded EF-40. Light even toning on both sides, primarily antique gray with subtle purplish brown tint. Nice details for the grade as well, there is a small defect or mark on the rim above the 5th star, but elsewhere the rims are smooth and beautifully round while the main devices show determination by the dies. Only the neck-to-foot diagonal of the eagle shows any weakness in the design, the rest is normal circulation wear. On the reverse, there is a small dent or planchet defect above D in UNITED, again this isn't important in the overall appearance. BB-65 has a raised blob of metal at IC of AMERICA, as struck. Pop 5; 9 finer for the variety at NGC.
Quickly identifiable by a lump at right top of I in AMERICA; this lump does not touch C in the earlier state of the dies.
Note: This is the third and final Small Letters reverse die in the series.
Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000.
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