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666 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2010 on 07/23/2010 | $1,950.00 |
1798 Point 9 Close Date/Arc Stars/Five Berries (B-9, BB-121, R.4). NGC...
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Defective arrangement of the stars above the eagle's head is unique to this reverse die, contributing to quick attribution of B-9, a rare (R.5) die marriage. This example technically may fall just... |
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667 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2010 on 07/23/2010 | $2,600.00 |
1798 Point 9 Close Date (B-30, BB-116, R.4). XF/light old...
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Dull, pale grey surfaces may have been stripped with harsh chemicals at one time, and are now curiously luminescent beneath chalky patina. Though not hairlined, the lack of color leads to a... |
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535 | The Midwest Winter Sale on 02/12/2010 | $1,800.00 |
1798 Point 9 Close Date (B-30, BB-116, R.5). XF/obverse spots..
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Legitimately rare, B-30 is characterized by numerous die cracks on both sides, the obverse cracks carried over from use of that die in B-31 (which was actually struck before B-30). This strangely... |
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651 | The Midwest Winter Sale on 02/17/2006 | $650.00 |
1798 Point 9 Close Date, B-27, BB-113, Rarity-2. VF-25.
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Pewter-gray surfaces with nuances of golden hues on the peripheries. It is counterpunched on the obverse with an "8" to the right of Liberty's profile, and with a smaller inverted "9" below her... |
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