Lot 2850
1796 Draped Bust Dollar. Small date, small letters. . B-1, BB-66, Rarity 4. PCGS graded EF-40. A nicely toned dollar with traces of luster that proudly shows its choice surfaces. Faint traces of hairlines or a few marks can be spotted on the bust but most of these require magnification to make out; as far as the strike, this piece is in the middle-ground for the Type and similar to others from the die pair that struck BB-66. A "find" for the collector who wishes to acquire the three main Red Book varieties this year.
Small date; the 9 and 6 closer together than other figures. Highest wave of hair under upright of E; second highest wave under and slightly to the right of the middle of R. This and the obverse die used to strike BB-61 and BB-62 were the first two obverse dies cut in 1796, and have the lower right tip of the R in LIBERTY intact. Reverse B, earlier used with 1795 BB-51, has a small eagle and small letters in legend. The eagle stands on clouds. The wreath is composed of a palm branch (right) and olive branch (left), the latter with seven berries. A short, prominent die scratch extends up to left from tip of right, inside leaf below (observer's) left wing. A berry under A of STATES is a quick way to identify this reverse. Pop 1; 1 finer in AU58. (PCGS # 39999) .
Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000.
The Dr. Hesselgesser Duplicate Bust Dollar Collection.
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