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

August 2019 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Rosemont, IL

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

5239

等级

AU55

价格

67,762

详细说明

Popular 1799 Dollar Irregular Date, 13-Star Reverse 1799 Draped Bust Silver Dollar. BB-152, B-15. Rarity-3. Irregular Date, 13-Star Reverse. AU-55 (PCGS). A frosty and bright example of an eagerly sought die marriage of the 1799-dated silver dollar issue. For a lightly circulated early dollar, there is quite a bit of luster remaining in the recesses of the design. Close examination finds little fault, no adjustment marks or detracting circulation marks, but there is a natural planchet flaw on the left border near stars 1 and 2, a feature found on many early dollar and other planchets as the processing of the silver bullion was somewhat imprecise. Certainly Condition Census quality for this elusive die pairing as Q. David Bowers (2013) includes the AU-55 Pine Tree Specimen in his list of "Notable Specimens." 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. Provenance: From our (Stack's) Treasures from the S.S. New York Sale, July 2009, lot 645; Heritage's Summer FUN Signature Auction of July 2011, lot 3741. PCGS# 40045. Click here for certification details from PCGS.