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1798 1c 1st Hair Style MS BN

AU50 BN

1798 1c 1st Hair Style MS BN

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$1,234
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CPG (2026)
$1,234
Retail
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1798 Draped Bust Cent. Style I Hair. Good Details--Scratch (PCGS).
OGP PCGS
1798 Draped Bust Cent. Style I Hair. Good Details--Scratch (PCGS).
$139
Sold 9/24/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1798 1C First Hair Style, S-161, B-22, R.2, VG8 PCGS. Breen Die State XI. CDN: $225 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS VG8 . Mintage 1...
VG8 PCGS
1798 1C First Hair Style, S-161, B-22, R.2, VG8 PCGS. Breen Die State XI. CDN: $225 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS VG8 . Mintage 1...
$488
Sold 7/13/2026
Heritage Auctions
1798 Draped Bust Cent. S-161, B-22. Rarity-2. Style I Hair. VF-20 (PCGS).
VF20 PCGS
1798 Draped Bust Cent. S-161, B-22. Rarity-2. Style I Hair. VF-20 (PCGS).
$1,037
Sold 5/7/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1798 1C First Hair Style, S-161, B-22, R.2 -- Bent -- PCGS. Fine Details. PCGS Population: 20 in 12, 176 finer (12/25). CDN...
F12 PCGS
1798 1C First Hair Style, S-161, B-22, R.2 -- Bent -- PCGS. Fine Details. PCGS Population: 20 in 12, 176 finer (12/25). CDN...
$451
Sold 3/30/2026
Heritage Auctions
1798 Draped Bust Cent. S-153, B-12. Rarity-3. Style I Hair. VF-35 (PCGS).
VF35 PCGS
1798 Draped Bust Cent. S-153, B-12. Rarity-3. Style I Hair. VF-35 (PCGS).
$1,920
Sold 3/10/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1798 Draped Bust Cent. S-147, B-4. Rarity-5-. Style I Hair. EF Details--Environmental Damage (PCGS).
1798 Draped Bust Cent. S-147, B-4. Rarity-5-. Style I Hair. EF Details--Environmental Damage (PCGS).
$1,200
Sold 3/10/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1798 Draped Bust Cent. S-145, B-2. Rarity-3. Style I Hair. VF-30 (PCGS).
VF30 PCGS
1798 Draped Bust Cent. S-145, B-2. Rarity-3. Style I Hair. VF-30 (PCGS).
$2,280
Sold 3/10/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1798 Draped Bust Cent. S-182, B-43. Rarity-4. Style I Hair. VF-25 BN (NGC).
VF25 NGC
1798 Draped Bust Cent. S-182, B-43. Rarity-4. Style I Hair. VF-25 BN (NGC).
$900
Sold 3/10/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1798 1C First Hair Style, S-146, B-3, Low R.5, Good 6 PCGS. PCGS Population: 1 in 6, 7 finer (10/25)....
G6 PCGS
1798 1C First Hair Style, S-146, B-3, Low R.5, Good 6 PCGS. PCGS Population: 1 in 6, 7 finer (10/25)....
$336
Sold 12/29/2025
Heritage Auctions
1798 1C First Hair Style, S-145, B-2, R.3, AG3 ANACS. Mintage 1,841,745....
AG3 ANACS
1798 1C First Hair Style, S-145, B-2, R.3, AG3 ANACS. Mintage 1,841,745....
$109
Sold 12/29/2025
Heritage Auctions
1798 1C S-149 R5, Style I Hair, Large 8, VG10 PCGS. ...
VG10 PCGS
1798 1C S-149 R5, Style I Hair, Large 8, VG10 PCGS. ...
$2,640
Sold 1/9/2025
Heritage Auctions
1798 1C First Hair Style, S-161, B-22, R.2, Fine 15 PCGS....
F15 PCGS
1798 1C First Hair Style, S-161, B-22, R.2, Fine 15 PCGS....
$690
Sold 9/23/2024
Heritage Auctions
1798 Draped Bust Cent. S-154. Rarity-4+. Style I Hair. Good-4 BN (NGC).
G4 NGC
1798 Draped Bust Cent. S-154. Rarity-4+. Style I Hair. Good-4 BN (NGC).
$264
Sold 9/6/2023
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1798 Draped Bust Cent. S-161. Rarity-2. Style I Hair. Fair-2, Porous, Damaged.
AG2
1798 Draped Bust Cent. S-161. Rarity-2. Style I Hair. Fair-2, Porous, Damaged.
$12
Sold 3/30/2021
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1798 1C First Hair Style -- Double Struck -- Poor 1 ANACS. NGC Census: (2/239). PCGS Population (0/210). Mintage: 1,841,745...
P1 ANACS
1798 1C First Hair Style -- Double Struck -- Poor 1 ANACS. NGC Census: (2/239). PCGS Population (0/210). Mintage: 1,841,745...
$258
Sold 4/27/2014
Heritage Auctions
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