Lot 1170
1798 $2.50 Capped Bust. Sharpness of VF-20 but poorly repaired. This coin was probably bent and straightened a little too much, as it appears to have been flattened and is now slightly out of round and still bent. Repaired on the left wing of the eagle and around the tail, and around the obverse rim especially above LIBERTY. The fool that repaired this didn't bother to note the extra star added near the L of LIBERTY, hence this is perhaps the only 14 obverse stars quarter eagle made. The surfaces are pitted from an acid bath which is often done to make the fields and devices uniformly textured after extensive buffing and tooling has been done. A disaster, on par with the 1796 with stars just offered.
Inspection by prospective bidders is mandatory, as this filler is certainly a rare coin and one that is seldom offered in any grade.
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| Realized $1,668 |
