 1808 Br.1. A strong Extremely Fine example and still offering hints of muted mint lustre in the most protected areas of the design. Deep yellow-golden surfaces are smooth and surprisingly well balanced for a coin of this type. The hair curls and wing feathers retain plenty of definition, and there is only a limited degree of the peripheral weakness that typically plagues this issue. It goes without saying that this extremely rare single year design is of the utmost importance to type collectors. The abysmally low recorded mintage (only 2,710 pieces) and equally pathetic survival rate exacerbate the rarity of this issue. In fact it is unlikely that more than 100 survivors are extant. In light of the current increased interest in early type coins of virtually any denomination, we are quite confident that this impressive specimen will be very well received.
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