Lot 1175
1799 Draped Bust Dollar. 8 stars left, 5 right. EF-40. Steel gray toning on both sides with hints of blue and gold too. Well struck for this variety, with strong curls on Liberty and all the stars complete over the eagle. The surfaces appear to have been cleaned long ago with trivial lines on the surfaces, but nicely toned today so as not to bother us. One small nick located on the dentils above the E of LIBERTY, but this coin is far nicer than the majority seen of the variety. Over the last decade, few of these have been offered in high grade, and we anticipate strong action for this prize when it crosses the block. Always in strong demand for the unique obverse star combination, and many collectors require one for their Red Book collections, keeping prices for this variety high. To find a high grade example usually takes some patience.
Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500.
From the Benson collection and purchased from B. Max Mehl on May 4, 1946 for $35.00.
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