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1799/8 Bust $1. 15 Stars PCGS AU58

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:5,500.00 USD Estimated At:11,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD
1799/8 Bust $1. 15 Stars PCGS AU58
<Our item number 129097><B>1799/8 Draped Bust Dollar. 15 stars on reverse. B-3, BB-141, Rarity 3. PCGS graded AU-58.</B> A hint of light gold toning with lots of luster. Well struck. Lustrous surfaces are a must for this grade, and a coin which has grand overall eye appeal. The above-average strike complements this eye-appeal and, some might say, adds immeasurably to the appearance. Each star full, all of the hair strands sharp and complete; the eagle, beautifully rendered. If a buyer wishes to acquire just a single bust dollar in this value and grade range, then this lovely 1799 overdate should be the one chosen! <B>Pop 1; 1 in MS62.</B> <B>&#40;PCGS # 40064&#41;</B>. <BR><BR>Reverse Die diagnostics: 15 stars; this is definitive, although to the uninitiated the two extra stars are not readily seen, at least at first. The two supernumerary stars are nearly lost in cloud 1 and cloud 8, and just the points show. The one protruding from the bottom of cloud 1 is the most easily seen. The result is a blundered arc pattern of stars with five &#40;instead of six&#41; stars in the top row, six &#40;instead of five&#41; in the second row, and the usual one to each side of the eagle&#39;s head, plus the superfluous star points peeking out from the bottoms of clouds 1 and 8. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;11,000 - 12,000. <I><BR>The Dr. Hesselgesser Duplicate Bust Dollar Collection.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 129097<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/44jpegs/129097.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/44jpegs/129097N2.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/44jpegs/129097N3.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/44jpegs/129097N4.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>