1799/8 $1 15 Reverse Stars MS(PCGS#6883)
1799/8 $1 15 Reverse Stars MS (PCGS#6883)
Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 6005
- 等级
- XF40
- 价格
- 47,129
- 详细说明
- BB Die State II. A crusty, uncommonly original Bust dollar. The surfaces are pleasingly smooth during in-hand viewing and exhibit rich toning in mauve-gray, olive and steel-blue, with the boldest colors at the borders. Lightly worn overall, but retaining plenty of bold detail throughout the design. BB-141 is one of the most popular and eagerly sought die marriages among 1799-dated silver dollars, combining as it does an overdate obverse die with a reverse die readily recognizable as having a blundered arc star pattern. On the obverse, the final digit 9 in the date has been punched over an 8, remnants of the underdigit quite bold and readily evident even without the aid of a loupe. The reverse exhibits 15 stars above the eagle as opposed to the normal 13, although the additional two stars can be difficult to discern for the uninitiated. They protrude from the first and final clouds, which were enlarged by the engraver to cover most of the extra stars when he realized his blunder. This premium EF example is a truly delightful representative of the BB-141 variety and the overall Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle type.