1798 S-153 R3 Large 8 with Style I Hair F12. Slightly sharper with very light roughness in the fields and protected areas. No verdigris, and the only mark is a barely visible rim bruise at the L in LIBERTY. Glossy chocolate brown and steel. The date and legends are complete and clear. M-LDS, Breen state V, with several light die cracks on the obverse and a bulge in the field behind the lower curls.
Removed from an NGC slab graded VF20 (NGC label included, #508764-001, and it notes the Rasmussen provenance).
Estimated Value $300-UP.
Ex Tom Reynolds 4/1983-Wes Rasmussen.
U.S. Colonial and Copper Coins,
Large Cents
