Lot 2781
1795 Draped Bust Dollar. Centered bust. ANACS graded EF-45. Light grey and blue toning on both sides. Choice surfaces and a firm strike. The popular draped bust, small eagle transition type. This new design represented the fulfillment of a dream for the new Mint Director, Henry William DeSaussure. On his accession, he had named his two ambitions: to place gold coinage into circulation; and to improve the design of all denominations, particularly of silver coins. To this purpose, he engaged the illustrious portraitist Gilbert Stuart, who submitted a (now lost) drawing of Mrs. William Bingham (nee Ann Willing) as Ms. Liberty. John Eckstein (local artistic hack) translated this into "models" (some kind of prototypes for device punches?) for Robert Scot who engraved the dies (PCGS # 6858) .
Estimated Value $8,000 - 8,500.
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