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1798 Draped Bust S$1 Lg Eagle Close Date NGC AU58

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:5,000.00 USD Estimated At:10,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD
1798 Draped Bust S$1 Lg Eagle Close Date NGC AU58
BB-122, with the reverse stars in a line pattern. Claw touches A in AMERICA -- the only 1798 reverse with this feature. Choice, lustrous, with sharp centers for the Type. As a date, 1798 dollars are fairly plentiful. Examples are encountered in all grades, although those in AU and Mint State must be deemed rare. Mintage figures by the government mintage give 327,536 as the number of coins struck during calendar year 1798, and this is undoubtedly true, according to Bowers: "However, I suggest that about 140,000 to 150,000 of these bore earlier dates, including 1795, 1796, and 1797." An attractively toned and lustrous example of this first heraldic eagle year's coinage. Boldly made and desirable. (#6873)<p><i>The Gonzaga Collection</i>