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Auction lot photos of this item graded AU50 BN
Coin Value History
1798 1c 1st Hair Style MS BN AU50 BN
1798 Draped Bust Cent. S-154, B-8. Rarity-4+. Style I Hair. AU-50 (PCGS).
AU50
PCGS
$6,000
1798 Draped Bust Cent. S-159, B-18. Rarity-3. Style I Hair. AU-53 (PCGS).
AU53
PCGS
$10,200
1798 Draped Bust Cent. S-162, B-23. Rarity-4. Style I Hair. EF-45 (PCGS).
XF45
PCGS
$3,840
1798 1C First Hair Style, S-161, B-22, R.2, AU55 NGC. ...
AU55
NGC
$3,782
1798 1C S-157 R2, Style I Hair, Small 8, AU58 PCGS, CAC Approved. ...
AU58
PCGS
$18,600
1798 Draped Bust Cent. S-163, B-19. Rarity-4. Style I Hair. EF-40 (PCGS).
XF40
PCGS
$5,040
MS61
PCGS
$25,850
1798 1C S-160 R3, Style I Hair, Small 8, MS62 Brown PCGS. ...
MS62
PCGS
$28,800
1798 1C First Hair Style, S-161, B-22, R.2, MS63 Brown PCGS. CAC. ...
MS63
PCGS
$30,500
MS64
PCGS
$23,500
1798 Draped Bust Cent. Style I Hair. Good Details--Scratch (PCGS).
OGP
PCGS
$139
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
$488
1798 Draped Bust Cent. S-161, B-22. Rarity-2. Style I Hair. VF-20 (PCGS).
VF20
PCGS
$1,037
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
$451
1798 Draped Bust Cent. S-153, B-12. Rarity-3. Style I Hair. VF-35 (PCGS).
VF35
PCGS
$1,920
1798 Draped Bust Cent. S-147, B-4. Rarity-5-. Style I Hair. EF Details--Environmental Damage (PCGS).
$1,200
1798 Draped Bust Cent. S-145, B-2. Rarity-3. Style I Hair. VF-30 (PCGS).
VF30
PCGS
$2,280
1798 Draped Bust Cent. S-182, B-43. Rarity-4. Style I Hair. VF-25 BN (NGC).
VF25
NGC
$900
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
$336
1798 1C First Hair Style, S-145, B-2, R.3, AG3 ANACS. Mintage 1,841,745....
AG3
ANACS
$109
1798 1C S-149 R5, Style I Hair, Large 8, VG10 PCGS. ...
VG10
PCGS
$2,640
1798 1C First Hair Style, S-161, B-22, R.2, Fine 15 PCGS....
F15
PCGS
$690
1798 Draped Bust Cent. S-154. Rarity-4+. Style I Hair. Good-4 BN (NGC).
G4
NGC
$264
1798 Draped Bust Cent. S-161. Rarity-2. Style I Hair. Fair-2, Porous, Damaged.
AG2
$12
1798 1C First Hair Style -- Double Struck -- Poor 1 ANACS. NGC Census: (2/239). PCGS Population (0/210). Mintage: 1,841,745...
P1
ANACS
$258
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