Lot 137
1796 S-83 R4 Liberty Cap. About Good-3. Unique Terminal Die State with Huge Cud. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. Smooth surfaces with a few contact marks consistent with the grade. These include some rim nicks and light rim bruises, a dull scratch from the hair into the field under the cap, a dig in the left ribbon loop of the wreath, and a planchet chip (as struck) under the E in STATES. Basically just a well worn cent. The obverse is slightly better that the reverse. The 1 in the date is mostly gone but the upper half of the 7 and all of the 96 are clear, LIBERTY is clear, and about half the reverse remains visible. Unique terminal die state, Breen state III, with a massive cud break starting at the rim over the I in LIBERTY extending across to the rim before the brow and obliterating the tops of ERTY in the process. A remarkable die state that was discovered during the 2006 FUN show in Orlando, Florida. DWH #2853.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Brian Greer (who bought it unattributed at a Florida coin shop) via Doug Bird 1/06.
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