1797 $1 BB-71 MS(PCGS#40004)

The Regency Auction 51

Auctioneer

Legend Rare Coin Auctions

Lot Number

29

Grade

AU58

Price

55,813

Lot Description

FROM THE DALE FRIEND COLLECTION, PART I. Ex Hesselgesser Collection, as noted on the insert. A marvelous B-3, BB-71 with a sensational look! A full satiny mint luster blooms boldly in the fields. The centers of both sides are a pearly-silver with old gold accents, deepening at the peripheries to crimson and azure tones. The devices are sharply struck up, even in the centers and there is just a hint of the faintest friction on the fields and the highest points of the design. There are some light adjustment marks in the central obverse, as made. A few trivial marks are seen with the aid of a strong glass. The eye appeal is exceptional in every way! Ex Amon Carter Collection, Stack's, January 1984, lot 219 (photo matched); unknown intermediaries; Dr. Hesselgesser Collection, Goldberg's, September 2011, lot 5028; Heritage, January 2013, lot 5717; Dale Friend Collection. PCGS 11, NGC 9. This coin is the most recent example in the grade to sell in auction, realizing $42,594 nearly a decade ago and in the Hesselgesser sale brought $46,000. The current PCGS Price Guide value is listed at $45,000. In today's market we think this coin should bring a strong bid, early dollar collectors take note! Cert. Number 20151424 PCGS # 6865