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1798. Large eagle, wide date, 13 arrows. BB-109,

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:2,250.00 USD Estimated At:4,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD
1798. Large eagle, wide date, 13 arrows. BB-109,
<Our item number 97703><B>1798. Large eagle, wide date, 13 arrows. BB-109, B-10, Rarity 5. NGC graded EF-45.</B> Lovely blue iridescence at the rims. A refreshingly attractive example of this scarcer variety with the pointed 9, wide date of 1798, something for the specialist of this actively collected series. A few adjustment marks on the shield but struck with systematic exactness throughout, if one ignores the central part of the the eagle&#39;s neck where a somewhat rounded impression was left by the dies, affecting a few letters in E PLURIBUS UNUM which are indistinct.<BR><BR>From the Bowers encyclopedia: &#34;1798 BB-109 is another scarce issue. I estimate that 75 to 125 exist, nearly all of which are in lower grades. Opinions concerning the rarity of this variety have been the subject of debate. Bolender suggested Rarity-4 &#40;76 to 200 known, if he used the Sheldon Scale&#41;, which may be correct at the rarer end of the spread. Others have suggested that fewer than 30 exist. BB-109 is always weakly struck on the eagle and at the center of the bust.&#34; <B>Pop 1; 2 finer; 1 in AU53; 1 in MS62.</B> <BR>Estimated Value &#36;4,500-5,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 97703<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/36jpegs/097703.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/36jpegs/097703N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>