Lot 1247
1799. B-12 BB-160 Rarity 3. PCGS graded AU-53. Mostly untoned. Luster evident on both sides. Somewhat unevenly struck as these were coined on a hand-operated screw press which imparted a forceful "squeeze" to the silver dollar blank, thereby imparting obverse and reverse die images. An important transition year, 1799, and also identifiable as the year ex President George Washington died (Dec. 14, 1799).
1799 BB-160 is one of the more plentiful issues of the year, according to the Bowers-Borckhardt encyclopedia although it does not compare with the ready availability of the almost omnipresent BB-166 and BB-163. Bowers suggests that about 650 to 1,150 of the 1799 BB-160 variety exist (PCGS # 6878) .
Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500.
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| Realized $6,756 |
