Lot 1592
1799 Draped Bust Dollar. . B-16, BB-158. PCGS graded VF-30. Even grey toning. Choice surfaces with a few old surface marks, now hidden by the natural color. BB-158 shares the same reverse with BB-159 (the 8x5 star variety), but in this die pairing, the obverse left stars are distant from curl and L; star 7 is farther from L on this than on any other obverse of the year. Right stars close to Y and bust. This die is quickly recognized by keeping the above in mind. Numerals 1 and 7 are also closer together on this than on any other 1799 obverse. Star 1 is about 2 mm. distant from curl, and star 7 is just as far from the L. Star 8 is quite close to Y, and star 13 almost as near to bust. Star 6 has raised die defect or trace of extra ray to left of topmost ray (ray pointing upward).Pop 1; 1 in EF45; 2 in AU58.
Estimated Value $1,800 - 1,900.
Ex Dr. Hesselgesser.
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