Lot 2901
1801 Draped Bust Dollar. Rarity 3. PCGS graded AU-53. Evenly toned on both sides though with a mildly variegated effect between lighter and darker silvery shades. Most attractive! A relatively scarce variety. This hard-working obverse die was used to strike 1801 BB-211 (earliest use), BB-212 (intermediate use), and BB-213 (latest use). It is paired to the unique-to-BB-213 reverse in which a point of one star touches the outside of upper part of eagle's beak. The right foot of all T's missing in the legend, the result of a broken punch (apparently, this die was made immediately after the die for 1801 BB-214, which has a partially broken lower right serif). The letter A touches the third feather only. As 1801 BB-213 was struck after 1801 BB-212 (per obverse die state evidence), and as 1801 BB-212 was struck no earlier than 1802, it follows that 1801 BB-213 was also struck no earlier than 1802. Pop 2; 1 finer in 55 (PCGS # 40085) .
Estimated Value $7,000 - 7,500.
The Dr. Robert Hesselgesser Collection.
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