Lot 773
1799/8 Bust $1. 15 Stars NGC AU58. NGC graded AU-58. Nice even toning on both sides. This is a delightful example of the Draped Bust dollar series, it includes a neat overdate with a the previous 8 clearly seen below the final 9, and the reverse has not 13 stars as expected, but sort of 15 stars. The engraver accidently put in 15 stars, realized the error, and covered two of them over by extending the clouds down over the "extra" two stars. However, a couple of star points protrude from each extended cloud! This reveals the blunder and solution derived. The clouds in question are located at the extreme left and right above the eagle's wings. As such this is always a popular die variety with collectors. Attractive quality and seldom seen this well preserved. Pop 27; 32 finer (PCGS # 6883) Estimated Value $11,000 - 12,000
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