1798 Style 2 Hair 1C Draped Bust Large Cent S-169 NGC VG10 BN

Product Description

A 1798 Style 2 Hair (S-169 variety) Draped Bust large cent graded Very Good 10 Brown (VG-10 BN) by NGC. This piece displays a pleasant brown color/tone with a lighter shade of brown appearing on the devices and legends, clear date and nice visible details. The S-169 variety displays several distinct marks including a bulge under the '9' that has almost worn away on this piece, LIBERTY has merged together with the rim that is still fairly visible, and a faint die crack in the 'E' in ONE that has connected it to the nearest leaf. The total mintage for this date & mint: 1,841,745. Please view our photos for additional information and ask any questions prior to purchase.

The Draped Bust large cent was a one cent denomination of U.S. currency that was minted from 1796-1807. Designed by Chief Engraver of the United States Mint Robert Scot (1793-1823), the Draped Bust pattern featured a profiled bust of Liberty facing left wearing drapery around her neckline and a ribbon in her more ‘tamed’ hair. The date appears directly below the bust and LIBERTY directly above. The reverse displays an olive wreath with the legends “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” on the outer fields and the fraction “1/100” or “1/000” on some pieces dated 1801-1803 below the wreath. All Draped Bust large cents were struck at the Philadelphia mint, and therefore lack a mintmark. Parameters set for the Draped Bust large cent: 100% Copper composition, a total weight of 10.89 grams, diameter of 29 mm and featured a plain edge.