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1795 $1 Draped Bust, Off-Center, B-14, BB-51, R.2, AU50 PCGS. The BB-51 variety, with the portrait positioned off-center, is likely the first use of the Draped Bust design on U.S. coinage. Although one other 1795-dated Draped Bust variety exists, BB-52, the device punch is centered on the latter die pairing. Presumably, the die maker learned from the positional error of the bust punch on BB-51.
The present piece is an impressive example of the Off-Center Bust. The eagle's breast and right (facing) leg show only slight wear, and luster glimmers from the wings, wreath, stars, hair, and legends. Orange and sky-blue toning graces generally unmarked surfaces. Inoffensive adjustment marks are only encountered on the obverse border. Encapsulated in a green label holder that lists the PCGS number as 6858; it was certified at a time when PCGS did not distinguish between the Centered and Off-Center varieties in their numbering system.
1795 $1 Draped Bust, Off-Center, B-14, BB-51, R.2, AU50 PCGS. The BB-51 variety, with the portrait positioned off-center, is likely the first use of the Draped Bust design on U.S. coinage. Although one other 1795-dated Draped Bust variety exists, BB-52, the device punch is centered on the latter die pairing. Presumably, the die maker learned from the positional error of the bust punch on BB-51.
The present piece is an impressive example of the Off-Center Bust. The eagle's breast and right (facing) leg show only slight wear, and luster glimmers from the wings, wreath, stars, hair, and legends. Orange and sky-blue toning graces generally unmarked surfaces. Inoffensive adjustment marks are only encountered on the obverse border. Encapsulated in a green label holder that lists the PCGS number as 6858; it was certified at a time when PCGS did not distinguish between the Centered and Off-Center varieties in their numbering system.