Lot 1568
1796 Draped Bust Dollar. Small date, large letters. . B-4, BB-61. PCGS graded EF-40. Attractive toning. Unstoppable clean, care-free surface spreads nicely beneath the old-silver toned highlights, while gusts of lighter toning form contrast points at the topmost areas of the design elements of this scarce 1796 small eagle issue. The strike is strong save for a limited area of lightness at the center as usual. A touch of weakness is often seen at this location due to a lack of striking pressure (bust dollars were hand-struck on the mint's sturdy "screw press" in those early years. That the dies were spaced just far enough apart to impart stronger metal flow in that area, it is just that the pressure required wasn't sufficient. But as the photographs show, bidders may want to seek ownership. The could would appeal to nearly everything. There is nothing like a carefully preserved historic draped bust, small eagle dollar in one's collection, is there?
Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000.
Ex Dr. Hesselgesser.
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