Lot 1654
1797 Draped Bust Dollar. 10 stars left, 6 right. PCGS graded EF-40. Mostly untoned but with accents of old-gray color on the high points of the hair, cheek, and shoulder, etc. This is another scarce example of the 1797 variety which has 10 stars at left. Pop 23. (PCGS # 6865) .
The reverse of the Small Eagle coins of 1795-98 show an eagle perched on a cloud within a wreath composed of an olive branch to the left and palm leaves to the right, tied with a bow at the bottom. The inscription UNITED STATES OF AMERICA surrounds. Each silver dollar of this era also has the edge lettered HUNDRED CENTS ONE DOLLAR OR UNIT (plus ornamentation). As photographs do not usually include edge lettering, and as the edges of coins sealed in holders cannot be examined easily (if at all), it is not easy for a scholar to gain information. In the Washington token, half cent, large cent, half dollar, and pattern coin series, edge lettering has been studied in detail, but thus far, virtually no research has been done on business strike dollars of the 1794-1803 dates.
Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000.
|
| |
| Realized $7,763 |
