LOT Old Heritage Auctions  /  2008 April Rosemont, IL (CSNS) US Coin #1104  / 

2015

1797 $1 9x7 Stars, Large Letters AU58 NGC

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:24,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1797 $1 9x7 Stars, Large Letters AU58 NGC
<B>1797 $1 9x7 Stars, Large Letters AU58<img src="/images/star.gif" width="10" height="10" alt="" border="0"> NGC.</B></I> B-1, BB-73, R.3. Die State I. An early die state with a pellet-shaped die flaw in the upper left obverse field, and die file marks and roughness near the neck. The obverse die was used to coin both B-1 and B-2 dollars, the B-1 dollars coined after B-2. The reverse die carried over for use on the 1798 Small Eagle Dollars, B-2 of that date.<BR> Among the best known pieces of the variety, this dollar was graded MS60+ in the April 1978 Stack's Spring Sale: "But for a minute touch of cabinet friction on the cheek and the eagle's leg, this would certainly be in the 65 category. One of the best struck 1797 Silver Dollars this cataloguer has ever seen. The coin has full blazing mint luster with light streaky toning." Today, we can easily place it among the top 10 examples, and it most likely ranks as one of the six finest. In circulated grades, the 1797 B-1 dollar is plentiful, and ranks as the most common 1797 variety. It is easy to locate in grades below AU, but full AU or Mint State coins are rare.<BR> A gorgeous, highly lustrous near-Mint example with only a trace of wear on the highpoints of the design. A few minor surface marks and faint scratches are of little consequence. The surfaces have light gold toning with hints of pale lilac. A sharply defined piece with full obverse and reverse borders, however, with some slight weakness at the center of the obverse.<BR><I>Ex: Stack's (4/1978)</B></I>, <I>lot 716</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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