Lot 5072
1799/8 B-3, BB-141 Draped Bust 15 Star Reverse Rarity 3. PCGS graded MS-62 PQ. CAC Approved. Subset of PCGS # 6883. Condition Census. In a new secure plus holder. This is a very popular die marriage for the 1799 Draped Bust Dollar in that it combines both an overdate obverse with a blundered reverse. On the obverse, of course, bold remnants of an 8 are evident beneath the final digit in the date. On the reverse, the field above the eagle is populated with 15 stars instead of the normal 13. This feature can be difficult to ascertain, however, as the two extra stars are only partially present. They protrude from the first and last clouds like a pair of scrappy boys leering out from behind a broken picket fence, with only their noses and eyes visible. In this instance, the fence is a line of puffy clouds above the eagle and the points of the stars the only reference to what is hiding behind.
Also a plentiful die marriage, BB-141 provides many collectors with the opportunity to own an example of this overdate/blundered reverse. Even so, few numismatists will have the opportunity to own a fully Choice representative. Conditionally rare with uncommonly well-preserved surfaces, this piece is free of all blemishes, well-scattered or not, thereís arenít any (!), and the devices are rock-solidly hit by the coining dies. Razor-sharp would be too casual a term to describe their sharpness. Toned in soft warm rose gold patina surrounded by gray iridescence, both sides also reveal their colors coyly, subtly, rather than with blaring brass horns. The effect on the appreciative sense of the true collector is almost mesmerizing. Very well placed for a Type Set, this coin is destined for inclusion in a high-end collection. Fully original! Pop 1; 1 finer in 63 for the variety (PCGS # 40064) .
Estimated Value $45,000-UP.
The Dr. Hesselgesser Collection.
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