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1797 Draped Bust Dollar. 10 stars left, 6 right. NGC graded EF-45.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:3,500.00 USD Estimated At:7,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD
1797 Draped Bust Dollar. 10 stars left, 6 right. NGC graded EF-45.
<Our item number 98749><B>1797 Draped Bust Dollar. 10 stars left, 6 right. NGC graded EF-45.</B> Light grey toning. Smooth natural gray with light purple-gold color permeates this lightly circulated beauty. The design was short-lived. Lightness of detail at the centers isn't unexpected for BB-71. Combining a draped bust of Liberty with the small eagle reverse, this style was in vogue at the mint only from 1795 until the early part of 1798.<BR><BR>Obverse with 16 stars, only six at right facing bust. A die dot close to the bottom right of the second digit makes the date read 17.97 (some imagination is required); the last 7 is high. The star arrangement of 10 stars to the left and six to the right is unique in the dollar series and appears only on the 1797 BB-71 pieces. For the reverse, "REVERSE A": Large letters in legend. 8 berries in left branch. Leaf ends under middle of E in STATES. <B>Pop 15; 17 finer.</B> <BR>Estimated Value $7,000-8,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 98749<BR><IMAGES> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/37jpegs//098749.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/37jpegs//098749N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>