Lot 328
1800 Draped Bust Cent. . S-197. PCGS graded AU-50 and Del Bland graded VF-30. With low areas on the obverse. Pleasing medium dark steel brown and defect free except for a few tiny carbon spots, the largest of which is midway between the end of the nose and the rim.
Commonly called the "Q variety" for the curious die flaws in the two 0s, one of which makes the final 0 appear to be a "Q". It is noteworthy that these die flaws are also found on the 1800 Bolender-14 silver dollar, which exhibits die lumps in the same location on the date. The flaws appear to be bubbles in the die steel, which caused the die to sink displaying raised areas on the coins struck from these defective dies. Why were these die flaws located on the last two digits of the date on both the 1800 S-197 large cent and 1800 B-14 silver dollar? A curious coincidence, or something more? Perhaps we'll never know.
Estimated Value $750 - 1,500.
Ex: Howard R. Newcomb; J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458 2/45:282 at $15.
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