1795 $1 Draped Bust, Off-Center MS(PCGS#96858)

August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

6301

Grade

XF40

Price

16,800

Lot Description

1795 Draped Bust Silver Dollar. BB-51, B-14. Rarity-2. Off-Center Bust. EF-40 (NGC). CAC. OH. A handsome and desirable example of this perennially popular variety in the Draped Bust, Small Eagle dollar series. Deeply toned in a blend of blue-gray, the surfaces reveal more vivid undertones of antique gold and apricot as the coin dips into a light. Sharply defined overall from a nicely centered and well executed strike. Bowers-Borckardt 51 is the (slightly more) obtainable die marriage of the 1795 Draped Bust dollar issue, and it corresponds to the Off-Center Bust Guide Bookvariety of the date. With most of the 1,400 to 2,000 coins believed extant (per Bowers, 2013) grading no higher than VF, this premium quality Extremely Fine survivor represents a significant find for the sharp-eyed bidder. PCGS# 96858. NGC ID: 24X2. Click here for certification details from NGC.