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Coin Value History
1798 1c 1st Hair Style, S-159 MS BN G6 BN
1798 Draped Bust Cent. S-159. Rarity-3. Style I Hair. VG Details--Environmental Damage (PCGS).
$216
1798 Draped Bust Cent. S-159. Rarity-4. Style I Hair. Fine-12, Porous, Recolored.
F12
$192
1798 1C First Hair Style Fine 12 NGC. S-159, B-18, R.3. ...
F12
NGC
$646
1798 1C First Hair Style, S-159, B-18, R.3, Fine 15 PCGS. PCGS Population: (3/5). NGC Census: (0/4). Fine 15. ...
F15
PCGS
$731
1798 1C First Hair Style, S-159, B-18, R.3 Fine 15 PCGS. PCGS Population (2/3). NGC Census: (0/0). ...
F15
PCGS
$705
1798 1C First Hair Style, S-159, B-18, R.3 Fine 15 PCGS. ...
F15
PCGS
$646
1798 1C First Hair Style, S-159, B-18, R.3 Fine 15 PCGS. ...
F15
PCGS
$529
1798 1C First Hair Style, S-159, B-18, R.3, VF25 PCGS....
VF25
PCGS
$1,980
1798 1C S-159 R3, Style I Hair, Small 8, VF25 PCGS. ...
VF25
PCGS
$2,640
1798 1C First Hair Style, S-159, B-18, R.3 VF30 PCGS. ...
VF30
PCGS
$2,115
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