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1794 $1--Repaired--NCS. XF40 Details

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:85,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1794 $1--Repaired--NCS. XF40 Details
<B>1794 $1 --Repaired--NCS. XF40 Details.</B></I> B-1, BB-1, R.4. The story of the 1794 silver dollars is a thrice-told tale that requires no repetition here. It suffices to say that the Mint lacked a press capable of striking up the new, large coins well, and accordingly most pieces show a weak strike on portions of each side, along with the numerous planchet adjustment marks that most, but not all, examples also demonstrate.<BR> The present coin is not without its share of problems, most notably numerous rim bumps, more noticeable on the reverse than the obverse, along with some surface porosity and microabrasions. We will leave it to the viewer to decide for him/herself as to where, and what, the noted "repair" is, as opinions vary even among Heritage's expert cataloging staff. (The most likely candidate is a bit of field smoothing beneath Liberty's chin.) The left-side obverse stars are weak while the right-side stars are strong. This coin, as far as we can determine, does <I>not </B></I>appear in either Jack Collins' or Martin Logies' pictorial references on the 1794 silver dollar issue. The details grade assigned by NCS appears appropriate, but a personal inspection is recommended for this piece. <BR> Nonetheless, ownership of any 1794 silver dollar is a significant numismatic accomplishment. Breen and Collins say that "the owner of a 1794 dollar in any grade, no matter how low, possesses a precious historic relic: one of the first federal silver coins, made on the initial day of silver coinage [October 15, 1794], of the first federal design for circulation with eagle or stars; a coin made from David Rittenhouse's own bullion, and personally owned and given or traded by David Rittenhouse himself."<BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> Robert Scot<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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