Lot 1515
1798. Large eagle. B-33; BB-115 Rarity 5. Sharpness of Very Good cleaned with a few scratches. The obverse of this variety was earlier used on BB-113. On the reverse, a Star is close to both upper and lower points of eagle's beak but does not touch; its lower ray points to the upper outside right of B of PLURIBUS. Line star pattern. A leaf points near center of upright of I in AMERICA. Five small berries, the two upper ones closest together.
1798 BB-115 is known to the extent of about 175 to 300 coins, according to the Bowers encyclopedia. It is one of the more elusive issues of the year. Even in the earliest years of Bust Dollar collecting, it was viewed as a rarity in M.H. Bolender's eyes, and in 1950 he estimated that no more than a dozen existed of each of the two die states of which he was aware. Since then, dozens more have been discovered.
Estimated Value $700 - 800.
The Haveland Estate.
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