 1799 B.19 (R-5). Normal Date. Brilliant Uncirculated, nearly warranting a Choice distinction. Well struck design features offer exceptional definition in the hair curls, peripheral legends, shield, scroll, clouds, and wing feathers. Both the obverse and reverse are immersed in rich russet-grey, and feature distinctive golden overtones. A perusal of both auction records and census information regarding this die variety indicates a distinct absence of virtually any Mint State examples. Even About Uncirculated specimens are very few and far between. Without having the ability to make any necessary side-by-side comparisons, we hesitate to rank this coin as either finest, second finest, etc. We are quite certain, however, that if any examples exist that are finer than the piece offered here, they could be enumerated on perhaps two fingers! Clearly the presently offered coin is among the finest known!
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