1799 $1 BB-155 MS(PCGS#40047)

The August 2010 Boston Rarities Sale

Commissaire-priseur

Bowers & Merena

Numéro du lot

1040

Grade

AU55

Prix

8 280

Description du lot

1799 Draped Bust Silver Dollar. BB-155, B-19. Rarity-5. Bowers Die State IV. AU-55 (PCGS). Secure Holder. A scarce die marriage of the 1799 Dollar in a terminal state of the obverse die, several pronounced die cracks (as struck) are present over the lower-left obverse. A richly toned and conditionally rare Choice AU, both sides are awash in even steel-gray patina. Very sharply defined despite the advanced state of the dies, with little wear in evidence that is easily overlooked at most angles. Also free of outwardly distracting abrasions, this coin represents an important bidding opportunity for the early Dollar variety specialist.