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1798 $1 Small Eagle, 13 Stars AU58 NGC....
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Description
Sensational Near-Mint 1798 Dollar
13 Stars, B-1, BB-82
1798 $1 Small Eagle, 13 Stars AU58 NGC. B-1, BB-82, R.3. Die
State III, also known as B-1a. The 13 Stars obverse was the second
1798 silver dollar struck after the 15 Stars obverse was coined. At
least, this is the assumed emission sequence, since the 15 Stars
obverse follows similar varieties coined in 1796, and the 13 Stars
obverse was next, just prior to the Heraldic Eagle coinage that
continued through the end of the Draped Bust series. In fact, this
obverse die was used for 1798 B-32, the next coin in the emission
sequence and considered the first 1798 Heraldic Eagle variety
coined.The obverse die is lapped, apparently as always, with fragmented details at the lower hair curls, and at the top of the head. The reverse is shattered, with all of the die cracks fully advanced, identical to the Bowers-Borckardt description for Die State III.
A sensational example with virtually full luster and exceptional eye appeal. The fields display their full mint frost with only a trace of wear to break the luster. The fields have a soft, satiny appearance under warm gold and ivory toning. A few slight blemishes are barely worth mentioning. Examples of the 1798 Small Eagle silver dollars are seldom encountered in grades better than XF. Bowers writes: "Several hundred specimens exist, most of which are VF. EF examples are quire scarce, and any coin in better grade is rare. True Mint State coins are great rarities." Census: 5 in 58, 3 finer (3/09).
From The Joseph C. Thomas Collection.(Registry values: N4719)
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 24X5, PCGS# 6867, GSID# 7156)
Metal: 89.24% Silver, 10.76% Copper
Weight: 26.96 grams
ASW: 0.85oz
Mintage: 327,536
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Auction Info
2009 April-May Cincinnati, OH (CSNS) US Coin Auction #1124 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
Apr-May, 2009
29th-3rd
Wednesday-Sunday
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