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2012

1796 $1 Small Date, Small Letters XF40 ANACS

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:6,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1796 $1 Small Date, Small Letters XF40 ANACS
<B>1796 $1 Small Date, Small Letters XF40 ANACS.</B></I> B-1, BB-66, R.4. Die State I. Struck before the reverse die was lapped, and apparently extremely rare in this early die state. Bowers stated that Die State I may not exist for the BB-66 variety.<BR> The 1796 B-1 die combination is somewhat scarcer than the B-2, and is probably a borderline R.5 variety. Just four coins are recorded in Bowers' Notable Specimens for the variety, including one AU, one XF, and two damaged VF coins. While an updated Census is currently unavailable, we believe this coin is easily among the top six known.<BR> Light silver surfaces are accented by splashes of faint blue and iridescent toning, slightly deeper along the obverse borders. Traces of luster remain in the protected areas on each side.<BR> Stack's described the coin in their catalog as:<BR> "1796 Bolender 1 (R-4). Choice Extremely Fine, virtually a grade finer. This distinctive variety shows two star points touching hair, 7 reverse berries. Very light circulation, considerable flash remains in the lightly toned fields."<BR><I>Ex: Stack's (9/1999), lot 750.</B></I><BR><I>From The Queller Family Collection of Silver Dollars.</B></I><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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