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Lot 634 - 1800 Draped Bust Dollar. AMERICAI PCGS AU50

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Lot 634 - 1800 Draped Bust Dollar. AMERICAI PCGS AU50
1800 Draped Bust Dollar. "AMERICAI". Sixteen die combinations are known of 1800-dated dollars, most of which do not constitute major differences, although varieties with just 12 arrows or just 10 arrows are listed in the Guide Book in addition to the standard with 13 arrows. The AMERICAI variety is simply a standard design with a stray mark from a punch (called a die break or crack by many cataloguers) following the last letter in AMERICA, giving it a fanciful resemblance to an I. It has been suggested that this may be a remnant of an A letter in the wrong place, but Bowers-Borckhart believe it is either a stray mark or was caused by a piece of foreign matter when the die was made. The AMERICAI issue, not particularly rare, has been popular over the years. This nicely toned example has numberous field and surface marks but it otherwise choice for the grade. (#6892)