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Auction lot photos of this item graded AG3 BN
Coin Value History
1798 1c 1st Hair Style, S-149 MS BN AG3 BN
1798 Draped Bust Cent. S-149. Rarity-5. Style I Hair. AG-3 (PCGS).
AG3
PCGS
$120
1798 1C First Hair Style, S-149, B-5, R.5, -- Corroded, Tooled -- ANACS. Good 4 Details. ...
G4
ANACS
$94
1798 Draped Bust Cent. S-149. Rarity-4+. Style I Hair. Good-4 Details--Corroded, Tooled (ANACS).
$168
1798 Draped Bust Cent. S-149. Rarity-4+. Style I Hair. Good-6, Porous, Damaged.
G6
$144
1798 1C First Hair Style, S-149, B-5, R.5 Good 6 PCGS. ...
G6
PCGS
$1,116
1798 1C First Hair Style -- Double Struck -- VG8 NGC. S-149, B-5, R.5. Our EAC Grade Good 6. ...
VG8
NGC
$1,058
1798 1C S-149 R5, Style I Hair, Large 8, VG10 PCGS. ...
VG10
PCGS
$2,640
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