Lot 1826
1799. Large Obverse Stars BD-10 Rarity 3. PCGS graded AU-58. Well defined and shimmering with lovely mint luster. Struck on a problem free planchet with some reflectivity evident about the protected areas around the devices. Has one very small chattermark in the field below the chin; one star above the eagle is weak (the one nearest TE of STATES). These, of course, are minor items. Hints of delicate golden hues lends to its appeal. A sharply struck, attractively preserved offering that would make a fitting addition to a Type Set of early U.S. gold.
Production increased to 37,449 coins for 1799, giving this issue of Capped Bust Eagle the second highest mintage for the series. While all of the obverse dies bear 13 stars arranged eight and five, two different star punch sizes were used; the resulting varieties are called Small Stars and Large Stars. The numerals in the date are spaced variously: Some coins have a Close Date, some a Wide Date, and others an Irregular Date. Ten die varieties are known for 1799, representing the combinations of five obverse dies and seven reverse dies (PCGS # 8562) .
Die Diagnostics: On the reverse a leaf touches I at the lower right; the lowest berry rests under the right foot of A. BD-10 is the final and most available of the ten varieties of 1799. Rarity-3 with perhaps 300 to 400 known (Dannreuther).
Estimated Value $20,000 - 23,000.
The Del Valle Collection.
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