Lot 1670
1916. MS-65 Nearly A Full Head. Here is the key date to the series, aside from the overdate issue. The head is well struck, but not quite full, same with the shield, which is only weak on a couple of the bosses (the pellets surrounding the shield). Toned with speckled gold over the satiny luster peculiar to the 1916-17 issues. One curious weak area on the obverse is the stars near Liberty's leg. The toning is somewhat distracting on the obverse, nicer and lighter on the reverse with just minor flecks of color near the lettering and devices. Well struck on the eagle, and the fields show decidedly few marks from handling. We expect a lot of action when this coin crosses the block.
Estimated Value $12,000 - 15,000.
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| Realized $13,800 |
