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Bust Dollars 1802/1 B-9 PCGS EF45

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Bust Dollars 1802/1 B-9 PCGS EF45

Bust Dollars 1802/1 Wide Date. Bolender-9. PCGS graded Extremely Fine 45. Reiver Rarity-5. Much mint luster remains, blending with pretty light gray iridescent toning. Most engraved features are well defined, particularly the reverse, though some typical strike weakness is evident at the hair along Liberty's temple and the drapery at her shoulder. However, obverse strike quality is notably superior to the illustrations in both Reiver's and Bowers' references on Draped Bust dollars.<BR><BR>Bolender-9 (BB-235) can be identified on the obverse by a die chip in the field below the E. This obverse is unique to this die variety, and boasts a sharp 1 positioned underneath the repunched 2. It appears that almost no effort was taken to conceal it. A spur extending from the curve of D easily diagnoses the Reverse B die.<BR><BR>Fewer than 100 examples are estimated to exist in all grades. The offered coin is unquestionably Condition Census caliber and in all probability among the top two or three known.