Image Information
| Type | Coin |
| Title | 1796 1C S-104 LIHERTY, BN, MS |
| Date | 1796 |
| Grade | F12 |
| Service | NGC |
| Service Catalog # | 35849 |
| Denomination | 1C |
| Description | 1796 1C LIHERTY, S-104, B-45, R.3, Fine 12 NGC. When the die sinker prepared this obverse, he inadvertently punched the B in LIBERTY upside down, and then rotated his punch 180 degrees to cut that letter in the die. Serifs from the inverted B are visible at the top and bottom right of the repunched letter, giving the appearance of an H in LIBERTY to that obverse die. A few scattered marks are noted, with microscopic verdigris visible on each side. This piece exhibits intermingled tortilla-brown, olive, and umber toning on the obverse with olive-brown on the reverse. Our EAC grade VG8. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Heritage Newman IX, November 2017, lot 15346, realized $3360. Images and description courtesy of Heritage Auctions. |
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