 1794 Br.2b, C.2a. Normal Head, Closest Date, Heavy Wreath, T Leans Left. Small Edge Letters. Extremely Fine-40. The surfaces are uniformly microgranular. The strike is decent for this later die state. Examination of the obverse shows strong die clashing below Liberty's nose to her neck from the reverse wreath. The granularity on the planchet obscures any trace of the die crack through 'ERTY', which may or may not have been present. On the reverse, there are two raised tiny corrosion spots; one between the 'UN' of UNITED, the other between 'CA' of AMERICA. Despite the minor roughness of this specimen, the surfaces are attractive and otherwise very clean.
Ex Philip G. Straus Collection (Stack's, May 1, 1959, lot 54).
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