Lot 619
1796 Draped Bust Half Dime. "LIKERTY" error. PCGS graded VF-30. A most pleasing example, well struck with mottled bluish-grey toning. Free of clash marks and planchet flaws. Just the ticket for a collector seeking one of the elusive draped bust, small eagle Type half dimes. This design was in vogue in only two years, 1796 and 1797. When Jim Ruddy was assembling the coins to photograph for his standard grading guide "Photograde" he discovererd that this draped bust, small eagle coin was the most difficult one to locate in all the grades he required from About Good to About Uncirculated. That was 35 years ago or more. If anything, he'd have an even more difficult time of it today! (PCGS # 94254) .
Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,500.
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