Lot 1641
1797 Draped Bust Dollar. 9 stars left, 7 right, small letters. NGC graded EF-45. Variegated silver gray and russet brown with choice fields and rims. Weakly struck at centers but strong at the peripheries which is standard for this variety. A little rough in places and with some marks on both sides but nothing noteworthy. An attractive example of this elusive and popular major variety, labeled by Bowers in his Encyclopedia as "the most famous variety after 1794 and before 1804." BB-72 is the sole variety for 1797 displaying the small letters reverse. On the obverse, the stars are arranged with nine to the left of Liberty and seven to the right. The reverse displays the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, a small lettering font, this being a further re-use of the small-letters reverse die first seen on 1795 small eagle dollars. Pop 6; 1 in AU-50; 1 in AU-55.
Estimated Value $12,000 - 14,000.
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| Realized $18,400 |
