Description
With a PCGS grade of MS63BN, this 1798 DRAPED BUST 1C, 1ST HAIR STYLE brings together technical preservation and issue-specific appeal. The first impression is one of active luster; color that includes chocolate-brown; high-grade preservation, a useful indication of how carefully the piece has been preserved. Early large cents are collected by date, die marriage, and surface quality, with color and originality central to their appeal. Attribution details include the S-161 attribution, features that matter to specialists in this series. The Rarity-2 designation supplies an important measure of survival and availability. The reported census of 2 at this level with none finer gives useful context for its standing. Its combination of technical grade and copper character gives it clear importance within the series.