Lot 1767
1796 Draped Bust Dollar. Large date, small letters. Sharpness of VF-20 but cleaned. This one was cleaned long ago, now with moderate hairlines present on both sides, but has retoned a steel gray with blue highlights in the lettering and devices. Excellent hair detail on Liberty and even breast feathers on the eagle. We see a small rim bruise below the bust, but no other problems. As on all seen of this die variety, there is a die lump touching the I of AMERICA, and this was caused by a bubble in the die steel which collapsed as more and more coins were struck. Therefore, the coins show a progressively larger raised "spot" where the bubble was located in the die. Similar die bubbles are seen on dimes (1796 JR-1) and other coins of the period.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250.
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| Realized $1,668 |
