Cron Corporation is planning to issue bonds with a face value of $$720,000$ and a coupon rate of $13$ percent. The bonds mature in five years and pay interest semiannually every June $30$ and December $31.$ All of the bonds were sold on January $1$ of this year. Cron uses the effective$-$interest amortization method. Assume an annual market rate of interest of $12$ rercent. $($FV of $$1,$ PV of $$1,$ FVA of $$1,$ and PVA of $$1)$

Note: Use appropriate factor$($s$)$ from the tables provided.

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What was the issue price on January $1$ of this year?

Note: Round your final answer to nearest whole dollar amount.

Answer is complete but not entirely correct.

Issue price

$$,757,777$