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1798 1c 1st Hair Style, S-157 MS BN AG2 BN
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1798 Draped Bust Cent. S-157. Rarity-2. Style I Hair. Good Details--Environmental Damage (PCGS).
$96
1798 Draped Bust Cent. S-157. Rarity-2. Noyes Die State B. Style I Hair. VF Details--Environmental Damage (PCGS).
$341
1798 1C First Hair Style Good 4 NGC. NC-2, B-16, R.7. ...
G4
NGC
$14,100
1798 1C First Hair Style, S-157, B-15, R.2, Good 6 NGC. Ex: Rev. Dr. James G. K. McClure. NGC Census: (1/5). PCGS Populatio...
G6
NGC
$188
1798 Draped Bust Cent. S-157. Rarity-2. Noyes Die State A. Style I Hair. Good-6 (PCGS).
G6
PCGS
$176
1798 1C First Hair Style, S-157, B-15, R.2 Good 6 PCGS. Early die state. Breen Die State II. Our EAC grade Good 6. P...
G6
PCGS
$499
1798 Draped Bust Cent. S-157. Rarity-2. Style I Hair. VG-8, Porous.
VG8
$240
1798 1C First Hair Style, S-157, B-15, R.2, VF30 PCGS. PCGS Population: (1/9 and 0/0+)....
VF30
PCGS
$1,200
1798 1C First Hair Style, S-157, B-15, R.2 XF40 PCGS. ...
XF40
PCGS
$3,525
1798 1C First Hair Style, S-157, B-15, R.2 -- Corroded -- ANACS. XF40 Details. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (1/4). ...
XF40
ANACS
$253
1798 1C S-157 R2, Style I Hair, Small 8, AU58 PCGS, CAC Approved. ...
AU58
PCGS
$18,600
1798 1C First Hair Style, S-157, B-15, R.2, XF45 PCGS. ...
XF45
PCGS
$1,998
1798 1C First Hair Style, S-157, B-15, R.2, XF45 PCGS. ...
XF45
PCGS
$2,115
1798 1C First Hair Style XF45+ NGC. S-157, B-15, R.2. Our EAC Grade VF25. ...
XF45
NGC
$1,762
1798 1C First Hair Style, S-157, B-15, R.2 AU50 PCGS. ...
AU50
PCGS
$4,994
1798 1C First Hair. AU58 PCGS. S-157, B-15, R.2. ...
AU58
PCGS
$18,400
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