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1794 $1 B-1, BB-1, R.4 -- Obverse Repaired -- NCS. XF Details....
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Sold on Aug 10, 2016 for:
$64,625.00
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Description
1794 Dollar, XF Sharpness
B-1, BB-1, Ex: Moore-Guggenheimer
1794 $1 B-1, BB-1, R.4 -- Obverse Repaired -- NCS. XF
Details. Bowers-Borckardt Die State III with shortened curls
from a Mint attempt to efface clash marks, which are still evident
on the field near the mouth and beneath the jaw. As a rule, silver
dollars from this year are rarely offered at public auction, and
the demand for these coins far outdistances the supply. This
particular coin is whizzed, and stars 13 to 15 are affected by a
repair. A planchet flaw near star 8 has been wiped, and a second
(and lesser) planchet flaw is concealed within the lower hair
curls.Numismatists for many generations have been willing to accept or overlook these defects, as this piece has been in major collections since the 1870s. The surfaces are medium gray with lighter accents over the highpoints on the reverse. Weakly struck on the obverse stars, as always, with the left side of the reverse also weak from having been struck from misaligned dies. The only mentionable abrasion is a diagonal scratch across the eagle's neck that continues into the field below. Liberty's cheek is full and round, while Liberty's flowing hair strands retain Choice definition. A well-detailed and historic 1794 dollar -- always desirable and important -- listed on page 136 of the 2010 Martin Logies reference, The Flowing Hair Silver Dollars of 1794.
Ex: Michael Moore Collection (Edward Cogan, May 1-2, 1879), lot 611; John C. Lighthouse Collection (J. C. Morgenthau & Co., February 18-19, 1936), lot 208; F. S. Guggenheimer Collection (Stack's, January 22-24, 1953), lot 945; June Long Beach Signature (Heritage, 6/04), lot 6106; Long Beach Signature (Heritage, 9/2007), lot 1847 which realized $86,250.
Auction Info
2016 August 10 - 14 ANA US Coins Signature Auction - Anaheim #1238 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
August, 2016
10th-14th
Wednesday-Sunday
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