1796 $1 BB-63 MS(PCGS#39998)

The Drew St. John Sale

Commissaire-priseur

American Numismatic Rarities

Numéro du lot

166

Grade

AU53

Prix

14 030

Description du lot

1796 BB-63, B-2. Rarity-4. AU-53 (NGC). Deep gray toning is highlighted with attractive traces of gold, rich olive, and deep blue and some lustre. Handsome and boldly detailed, though magnification reveals some faint scratches on Liberty’s neck and scattered marks are noted in the fields. Two tiny spots above D in UNITED blend into the deep toning. Far sharper than most examples of this elusive variety, one Bowers noted was “usually found in lower grades above VF, acquisition becomes a challenge.” Perhaps one more collector’s search ends with this lot.