Lot 2791
1797 Draped Bust Dollar. 10 stars left, 6 right. NGC graded EF-45. Light grey toning. Smooth natural gray with light purple-gold color permeates this lightly circulated beauty. The design was short-lived. Lightness of detail at the centers isn't unexpected for BB-71. Combining a draped bust of Liberty with the small eagle reverse, this style was in vogue at the mint only from 1795 until the early part of 1798.
Obverse with 16 stars, only six at right facing bust. A die dot close to the bottom right of the second digit makes the date read 17.97 (some imagination is required); the last 7 is high. The star arrangement of 10 stars to the left and six to the right is unique in the dollar series and appears only on the 1797 BB-71 pieces. For the reverse, "REVERSE A": Large letters in legend. 8 berries in left branch. Leaf ends under middle of E in STATES. Pop 15; 17 finer.
Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000.
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