Lot 4009
1798 Draped Bust Dollar. Large eagle. Rarity 2. NGC graded VF-35. B-13, BB-108. Light grey toning with ample design definition from a detailed strike in most areas. One of the more plentiful varieties of 1798. Medium wide date, 10.5 mm. across at bottom widest place. Die crack upward from right portion of L in LIBERTY. Easily identifiable by a die flaw between ray of last star and bust. Among stars on the left, 1-2, 2-3, and 5-6 are more widely separated than other stars. A short crack, or flaw, extends into the field from a dentil opposite bust tip. Only 10 arrows on the reverse, 5 small berries, with the 2 top ones closest together. Point of leaf under left lower tip of I in AMERICA. Star distant from eagle's beak. Arc star pattern. There is a die crack along the right wing tip, top of AM to the border above E. This is a later state of the reverse that used to have 10 arrows and a headless stick (used to coin 1798 B13 107). For the production of 1798 BB-108, the reverse die was relapped, removing the headless stick.
Estimated Value $2,700 - 2,800.
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