Lot 4004
1795. 2 leaves beneath each wing. B-1, BB-21. Rarity 2. Sharpness of VF-20. Cleaned at one time, now a light silvery-grey. Excellent details for the grade. This variety is from an interesting obverse die: the flowing hair consists of five prominent curls, with a thin faint additional curl below the third curl from the top. The innermost point of star 1 just touches the lowest curl. The curl continues upward to half close the loop. Head high and closer to LIBERTY than on most other obverses. The date is wide, with more space between 1 and 7 than other figures. The 7 in the date was repunched over an erroneous 1, prompting some to catalogue the variety as 1795 over 1195. The erroneous 1 is especially visible on early die states.
Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,800.
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| Realized $3,795 |
