Lot 3907
1799 $10 Capped Bust. Small obverse stars. PCGS graded AU-50 Taraszka-20. Old green holder. Nice strike with irregular gold toning. Semi reflective fields. Pop 53. This is a splendid early Eagle specimen with ample toning that is most predominant on the obverse butr also gives a fine show of itself on the reverse. Well struck for the date, certainly much better-quality than similar high-end examples offered in recent years; we find it worthy of strong bidder attention.
This is the 1799 Irregular Date obverse die. In combination with this reverse the die marriage is quite scarce. Possibly 50 to 60 examples survive from this die marriage. The reason for it being scarce is not always easy to explain but the fact remains, this was a short-lived reverse die, only known to exist in this single T-20 die marriage. There is no simple explanation for the longevity of individual dies. Some dies are known in several marriages with many hundred coins surviving. Others such as this were only used for a single combination and, when they broke, were discarded (PCGS # 8562) .
Estimated Value $12,000 - 14,000.
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