Lot 2881
1802 Narrow Date B-6, BB-241 Rarity 1 PCGS graded Genuine AU Details. Questionable color. Very well struck with full hair detail. Uniform greyish-violet toning on both sides. A very handsome Bust Dollar struck near the end of the series. All hair waves are plainly visible including the small curl on Liberty's neck which tended to be weak on some coins. Liberty's hair is tied at the back with a trailing ribbon as though blowing in the wind, a nice artistic touch. The eagle with shield motif, modeled on the Seal of the United States, is itself the height of fine detail and boldness. No denomination appears on the face of the coin, but it is inscribed (in a separate mechanical process before the blank planchet is struck) on the coin's edge. In later coinage, that of the 1830s to the present, edge lettering would give way to milling or "reeds" as they are called, as in reeded edge. This has the former lettered edge, which is unavailable for viewing due to the presence of the grading holder, an unfortunate result of third-party grading adoption (PCGS # 40087) .
Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000.
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