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1801 Draped Bust Dollar BB212 NGC AU50

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:3,000.00 USD Estimated At:6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD
1801 Draped Bust Dollar BB212 NGC AU50
BB-212. Light pin lines on the neck and in the field at right. Deepest toning at the rims. Whereas during the period 1794-1799 the intrinsic value of the silver dollar had not exceeded its face value, in 1800 the dollar became worth slightly more as bullion than face value. In 1801 a silver dollar was worth about $1.03. For this reason, mintages declined. As silver dollars continued to be worth more than face value, most (including earlier-minted coins on hand as well as the newly coined 1801-03 dates) were melted or exported. The situation was intolerable, and in 1804 production was finally halted. (#6893)