Large cent variety and date questions Pics Included

whoopig

Anybody able to make out this date and variety? Thanks for your help. I have an Idea what it is but do not want to taint the sample of opinions.

jonathanb

1798 S-167, a common variety. I was looking at the same auction myself (I won't be bidding).

Here's a pic, stolen from http://www.largecents.net



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Die crack from eye to rim

Can't make out much else, but that's good enough for me.

jonathan