1798 Draped Bust Cent. S-169. Rarity-3. Style II Hair. VF-25 BN (NGC).Dominant golden-brown patina to both sides, a few swirls of charcoal on the obverse are associated with light surface scale. A couple of light scrapes at the lower right reverse wreath and the letters IC in AMERICA are also noted. Noyes Die State C/E.Ex Tom Reynolds, July 1989; Heritages sale of the Phillip Clover Collection of U.S. Large Cents, September 2012 Long Beach Signature Auction, lot 3186. Collector envelope with attribution notation included.
