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1796 S-117 R5+ Draped Bust AG3

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:10.00 USD Estimated At:NA
1796 S-117 R5+ Draped Bust AG3
SOLD
240.00USD+ buyer's premium (48.00)
This item SOLD at 2023 Jun 03 @ 17:22UTC-5 : EST/CDT
Several points sharper but the fields and protected areas on the obverse are covered with fine roughness. The reverse looks smooth but a glass reveals extremely fine granularity in the protected areas. No notable contact marks but there are a dozen small spots of raised greenish verdigris on the obverse, particularly in the field behind the portrait. Slightly glossy reddish steel brown and light chocolate. This cent was struck two times with a small (2-3 degree) rotation between the strikes. The doubling is clear on both sides, and Ms Liberty has two well-defined mouths. The rotated doubling makes the date and legends near the rim weak because the second strike effectively flattened those elements leaving them thin and distorted. As a result the date and LIBERTY are weak.
Ex Bowers & Merena 11/29/2001:2593-Chris McCawley-Roxanne Himmelstein Collection (lot ticket included)