Lot 649
1791 Washington Large Eagle Cent Uniface Reverse with Shrewsbury Edge Breen-1215. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Glossy light chocolate and medium brown. The fields are reflective and void of any marks or other distractions. Struck very slightly off center to K-10 but only the dentils are affected. According to Walter Breen, the uniface strikes were made to test the reverse die. He knew of only 2 examples. One of those was in the Garrett collection (Bowers & Ruddy 3/25/81:1702) where it was called unique. That example was slightly inferior to the piece offered here. A beautiful piece offering a very important opportunity for the advanced collector. The edge lettering is complete and easily readable. Weight 168.2 grains. Pop 1; Only 1 graded at PCGS. (PCGS # 404719) .
Estimated Value $5,000-UP.
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