1799 $1 7x6 Stars, B-8, BB-165, R.3, MS61 PCGS....

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1799 Bust Dollar, MS61
B-8, BB-165, 7x6 Stars Variant
Bowers Encyclopedia Plate Coin

1799 $1 7x6 Stars, B-8, BB-165, R.3, MS61 PCGS. Ex: Miller. Bowers Die State II. The BB-165 variety is identified by stars 10 and 11, which appear crowded together, with repunching on the innermost point of star 10. The variety is plentiful among 1799 early dollars except in Mint State grades, where it is somewhat scarce (as are all Uncirculated Draped Bust dollars). Fewer than a dozen Mint State examples are thought to exist.

This is the BB-165 plate coin in the Bowers Encyclopedia of United States Silver Dollars 1794-1804. Struck marginally off-center to the southwest, the dentils are wide at the upper-right obverse but quite narrow at the lower-left. The obverse stars are needle-sharp, with bold definition on Liberty's hair strands and the drapery folds. Softness of strike on the eagle's head, scroll junction, and high points of the breast feathers joins a bit of weakness on the central field stars. Lovely golden-brown patina covers both sides, where soft mint luster remains beneath the toning. This coin is tied for fourth in the Bowers' list of Notable Specimens for the variety.
Ex: G. Lee Kuntz Sale (Superior, 10/1991), lot 2625; Warren Miller Collection.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 24X7, Variety PCGS# 40056, Base PCGS# 6878, Greysheet# 199139)

Weight: 26.96 grams

Metal: 89.24% Silver, 10.76% Copper

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