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1798 $1 10 Arrows AU58 PCGS

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:14,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1798 $1 10 Arrows AU58 PCGS
<B>1798 $1 10 Arrows AU58 PCGS.</B></I> B-13, BB-108, R.3. Bowers-Borckardt Die State II. The <I>Guide Book</B></I> lists ten different subtypes of 1798 silver dollars, proof of the immense popularity and variety provided by the date. The present piece is the Heraldic Eagle, Pointed 9, 10 Arrows, Five Berries, Four Vertical Lines (or stripes) subtype. B-13 is the sole die marriage that combines a Pointed 9 date and only 10 arrows.<BR> AU58 is a high grade for an early dollar. In his 1993 Silver Dollar Encyclopedia, Q. David Bowers estimated only 3 to 6 examples of B-108 remain in Mint State. The present piece has some claims to an MS60 grade, since the fields exhibit consistent satin luster, and friction is minimal, apparent only on the first U in PLURIBUS and the upper corners of the eagle's wings. In fact, this lightly toned and surprisingly unabraded example may be certified as AU58 only because of mint-produced adjustment marks, which are noticeable on the central reverse.<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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