Lot 1766
1796 Draped Bust Dollar. Large date, small letters. PCGS graded AU-55. One of perhaps 10 coins graded as such by PCGS (there is some confusion over the various date/letter size combinations over the years), with just 6 coins graded higher. This one has cloudy gray toning on both sides, especially the reverse, with darker gold on the high points. As to the strike, it is extremely sharp, and the eagle's wings and body seem to leap off the coin. Clean surfaces for the grade, without the usual bagmarks or circulation ticks seen on others of this grade. Bright gold shades in the devices and lettering, which offset them from the fields. Excellent details on Liberty's curls, and the eagle's breast feathers are sharp. A common date, but this one is one of the very finest seen.
Estimated Value $8,000 - 12,000.
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