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1803 $10 Extra Star AU58 NGC. Breen-6845, B. 1-E, Tara 1803[$10] Extra Star AU58 NGC.

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1803 $10 Extra Star AU58 NGC. Breen-6845, B. 1-E, Tara 1803[$10] Extra Star AU58 NGC.
<B>1803<$10> Extra Star AU58 NGC.</B></I> Breen-6845, B. 1-E, Taraszka-30, R.4. A fascinating variety that exhibits a most unusual feature on the reverse. On the cloud at far right close to the eagle's wing there is a small star that was impressed in the die, lying entirely within the borders of the cloud itself. The only similar occurrence was on the 1799 B-3 dollar that has two stars partially buried beneath the clouds. As such it is quite rare and, although the die pairing was identified by Breen in his groundbreaking work on early gold, the star feature went unnoticed until Harry Bass "discovered" it four decades ago. This attractive, near-Mint example is layered in reddish patina and shows only a few small marks on Liberty's cap. Adjustment marks are clustered along the top row of stars and the clouds at upper right. Most importantly, the diminutive additional star is clearly visible. Census: 7 in 58, 24 finer (4/06).