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PCGS 1800 MS 62. B-14a, Die State IV. This is Bolender's famous "Dotted Date," a not-so-rare variety whose value, like the well-known AMERICAI variety, is curiously enhanced by die flaws. There are many small dot-like die breaks that appear in the date area and within other of the devices. This may well be the finest example known of the B-14 variety. The only finer piece listed in the Bowers-Borckhardt dollar book is the 1945 WGC coin, listed arbitrarily by them as MS 63. That coin has a nick on the chin to distinguish it, and its present whereabouts are unknown.
This is a well centered early dollar, showing complete denticles on each side, and one that has no troubling adjustment marks. There are a few small marks on each side, none of which are especially noteworthy or obvious enough to use in tracing the coin's pedigree, and the piece is layered in multiple shadings of deep blue and gray over a base of light golden that is most evident around the peripheries. Beneath all is a sheen of satiny mint luster. Well struck in all areas of the design, the hair curls of Liberty and peripheral stars are especially strong. Purchased by Mr. Faraday from Julian Leidman at the Numismatic Association of Southern California Convention, February 24, 1973, for $3,000. A rare opportunity for the advanced collector of early dollars.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 24X9, PCGS# 6887, GSID# 7167)

Metal: 89.24% Silver, 10.76% Copper
Weight: 26.96 grams
ASW: 0.77352oz
Mintage: 220,920

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