Lot 994
1803 B-6, BB-255 Rarity 2. NGC graded VF-30. Untoned on both sides, this attractive Large 3 coin has smooth surfaces, clear legends and stars. The shield is complete, as is most of E PLURIBUS UNUM on the scroll. An oddity on early U.S. bust coins, the eagle has its head turned towards the claw with the arrows. In heraldric terms, this implies the nation it represents favors war over the olive branch of peace. The engraver of the reverse misapplied the design he took from the Great Seal of the United States in which the olive branch is supposed to be on that side. This error was corrected when, on the later silver and gold coins, a new eagle replaced the heraldic one, when the arrows and branch are in their correct positions.
Estimated Value $2,400 - 2,500.
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| Realized $2,645 |
