Lot 2879
1799 Draped Bust Dollar. NCS graded Details of AU-50. Obverse damage, but attractive color and detail. A very scarce variety. On the obverse of BB-156, the first star appears small and thin. The closest star is star 8 which is slightly closer to Y, than 7th star is to L. First star slightly farther from curl than last star is from bust. In the marriage to this reverse die, the top of the 1 in the date is refinished and straight cut. (The obverse die had several other pairings.) Meanwhile, Reverse G, as it is called, has a point of the star touching the point of upper part of eagle's beak; ray points to right edge of B in PLURIBUS. First A in AMERICA touches third feather only. Leaf points near center of upright of I in AMERICA. Clouds 1,7 and 8 have stars penetrating into them; other clouds have stars exceedingly close or touching. Far right edge of A is over cloud. The reverse die is unique to this 1799 BB-156 variety (PCGS # 6878) .
Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000.
Ex: William Luebke Collection.
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