Lot 1548
1798 Draped Bust Dollar. Heraldic eagle reverse, wide date, 13 arrows. . BB-116. Sharpness of Fine-15. Cleaned long ago and possible rim file. A nice example with sharpness closer to Very Fine. Some silky luster is still seen in the peripheries of both obverse and reverse. The only obtrusive surfaces marks to mention are a vertical scratch in the eagle's right wing close to the shield and a nick at the bottom of the shield. A variety quickly recognized by the "smile" or "shield" shaped die cracks below Liberty's bust. It does appear that someone methodically removed metal from the rim above TED of UNITED.
Estimated Value $600 - 700.
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| Realized $978 |
