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Lot 1293
1799 B-11, BB-161 Normal Date 7X6 Stars Rarity 3. ANACS graded MS-63. Subset of PCGS # 40043. Condition Census. One of the most attractive early dollars in this sale is this 1799 BB-161, a precious choice Mint State specimen that stands has received ANACSís imprimatur as to grade. Attractive frosty surfaces exhibit a milky gold overlay of color, complete and tranquil, encircling the lower reverse, at least at the bottom, a bright amber-gold crescent. The fields are sustaining and immaculate, befitting the grade, befitting a coin with this pedigree, and looking more like a toned silver dollar struck a hundred years later than one made at the end of the 18th century. The strike is as bold as can be imagined, showing full pointed centers to every star on the obverse and on some of those on the reverse. The surface quality surpasses many other early BU dollars known, with no evidence of improvement or alteration, simply fresh originality. The die clash marks that are typical for this variety are vividly pronounced on this impressive specimen.
The present population of 1799 BB-161 is believed to be about 201 to 500. Most of these are of Die State II, according to auction offerings, but probably most were what I call Die State III. While BB-161 is obtainable easily enough in lower grades, in AU the issue is scarce, and in true Mint State it is a notable rarity. Nearly all of the auction appearances for Mint State coins mentioned above occurred well before the revision in grading interpretations that occurred in numismatics beginning in 1986.
Estimated Value $16,000 - 18,000.
The Dr. Hesselgesser Collection.
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