1798 $1 Large Eagle MS(PCGS#6873)
1798 $1 Large Eagle MS (PCGS#6873)
Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 6004
- 等级
- AU53
- 价格
- 47,129
- 详细说明
- Silver dollar production continued at a good clip into 1798. Official Mint records report that 327,536 examples of the denomination were coined in the 1798 calendar year, including coins bearing dates other than 1798. Bowers estimates that around 235,000 1798-dated coins were actually struck. The BB-113 die pair is easily recognized as the 8 in the date is disproportionately high compared to the other digits. This obverse die proved to be especially resilient; it was employed in seven different die marriages, BB-113 through BB-119. While the first use for this particular obverse die, the BB-113 is this reverse die's curtain call, having previously been used to strike the BB-110 through BB-112 pairs. With generally sharp and well defined features combined with its general availability, the BB-113 has proven to be popular with type and date collectors. The challenge with this issue lies in finding an example in high grade. The lion's share of the estimated 500 to 800 surviving examples grade VF to EF. In Mint State, perhaps no more than two dozen examples exist, making it a notable condition rarity. As a richly toned and minimally circulated AU survivor, the offered coin will hold great appeal for advanced early dollar devotees. The strike is soft at Liberty's bust and opposite on the reverse, in the upper star field, but the detail is bold to sharp elsewhere.