Lot 3033
1798. Large eagle, 10 arrows. BB-96; B-6 R3. NGC graded AU-55. Light even silver and gold toning on a base of neutral dove-gray. Has nice eye appeal and many areas of silvery bloom. The centers, while not sharply impressed by the dies, are nevertheless in outstanding condition given the sometimes poor quality of these 1798 dollars. Pop 3; 2 in 58; none higher.
Knob 9 in date; 13 stars. This obverse die was used to strike 1798 BB-95 (early state only) and BB-96 (early state and late state). It is combined with Reverse F whose large letters reverse is from the 1796 type font (larger interior space in A, open S, etc.); 5 lines in each vertical shield element. This was believed to be one of the first heraldic eagle reverse dies cut in early 1798.
Estimated Value $7,500 - 8,500.
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