1799 $1 BB-152 MS(PCGS#40045)

June 2023 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

3170

Grade

AU53

Price

6,600

Lot Description

1799 Draped Bust Silver Dollar. BB-152, B-15a. Rarity-3. Irregular Date, 13-Star Reverse. AU-53 (NGC). Richly toned surfaces exhibit blended steel-russet highlights to dominant olive-gray patina. The surfaces are a tad glossy under the toning, but they are pleasing in the absence of significant marks. Well centered in strike and overall sharply defined. Bowers-Borckardt 152 is a moderately scarce die marriage in an absolute sense but, as with so many early dollar varieties, it is a noteworthy condition rarity with most examples in numismatic hands grading no finer than EF. The variety is popular with early dollar specialists as the only one of the 1799-dated issue to employ a reverse die used in 1798. Furthermore, the obverse has the irregular 99 in the date with the first 9 high and leaning to the left at the top. BB Die State IV. PCGS# 40045. NGC ID: 24X7. Click here for certification details from NGC. Additional image by NGC Photo Vision. Learn more at NGCcoin.com