Lot 2900
1801 Draped Bust Dollar. Rarity 3. PCGS graded AU-50. Light golden toning on both sides. On the reverse of BB-211, the arrowhead ends under U of UNITED. There are 13 arrows. A point of one star almost touches the point of the lower part of eagle's beak. A ray of the same star points to left side of U in PLURIBUS (the only 1801 for which this is true). A in AMERICA touches 3rd and 4th feathers while the leaf point is under the left side of upright of I in AMERICA. This reverse die was used to strike 1801 BB-211 only. Estimates are that about 500 to 900 exist of 1801 BB-211, ranking it with BB-212 as one of the more plentiful varieties of the year. However, as a date, 1801 dollars are more elusive than are those of the earlier years of the Heraldic Eagle type. Pop 1; 1 finer in 58 (PCGS # 40083) .
Estimated Value $7,000 - 7,500.
The Dr. Robert Hesselgesser Collection.
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