Lot 1638
1796 Draped Bust Dollar. Large date, small letters. NGC graded EF-40. Light grey and blue toning. This important offering has lighter silver accents in the fields and on the devices, offset by deeper old-gray and silvery blue toning around the stars and main legends. The broad expanse of detail is nicely impressed by the dies, noting only that the eagle is a little weak as always since it was rarely if ever in high relief on the "small eagle" dollars of 1795-98. Pop 5; 8 finer for the variety by NGC.
Diagnostics: A few adjustment marks on the reverse at upper left; blob-like die break at IC of AMERICA is well developed on this specimen; seen on all BB-65 dollars (this lump does not touch C in the earlier state of the dies).
Estimated Value $7,000 - 7,500.
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| Realized $6,900 |
