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1796 Draped Bust Dollar. Lg. date, sm. let. PCGS EF45

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:7,500.00 USD Estimated At:15,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD
1796 Draped Bust Dollar. Lg. date, sm. let. PCGS EF45
1796 BB-65 large date, small letters variety is the second most available (after BB-61) of the die varieties of the 1796 date. Bowers places an estimate of 800 to 1,400 survivors. While it is common in the middle circulated grades, BB-65 becomes a rarity in AU or finer. However, this is little more than an exercise in numbers, since the coin's true value and rarity stems from its short-lived Type as a draped bust, small eagle bust dollar. Careful examination fails to find any noteworthy rim problems or surface injury, other than the usual slight abrasions from the few years it spent in circulation and a shallow dent in the tip of the bust. A handsome example! (#6861)<p><i>The Gonzaga Collection</i>