1800 Draped Bust Cent - 1800/79 Overdate
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Auction Record
$48,875 MS63 01-01-2005 Heritage Auctions
Description
The 1800 Draped Bust Cent - 1800/79 Overdate, struck at the Philadelphia Mint, is part of the Draped Bust Cents 1796-1807 collection. The obverse features Liberty facing right with draped bust and ribbon-bound hair, designed after a Gilbert Stuart portrait and the reverse displays a wreath enclosing ONE CENT and fraction 1/100. Multiple die varieties include the 1800/79 and 1800/98 overdates, reflecting the Mint's practice of reusing and altering dies. Coined at the Philadelphia facility, the nation's original mint that has operated continuously since its 1792 founding. Auction record: $48,875 MS63 01-01-2005 Heritage Auctions. Struck in copper, weighing 10.89 grams, 28 mm in diameter, with a plain edge. Cataloged as PCGS #1455.
External References
Error Varieties(3)
CU-1C-1800-01R Cud
CU-1C-1800-02 Cud
CU-1C-1800-03 Cud
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