Early Dollars
1798 $1 Large Eagle, Pointed 9, Wide Date, B-23, BB-105, R.3, XF45 NGC. Bowers-Borckardt Die State III, with a lapped obverse die affecting the first two stars and the curl beneath the E in LIBERTY. Moderate walnut-brown toning cedes to gunmetal-gray on the cheek. Glints of luster brighten protected areas of the design, and the strike is bold on the shield and E PLURIBUS UNUM. Careful inspection cannot locate any remotely mentionable marks.
Ex: Summer FUN Signature (Heritage, 7/2007), lot 1160.
From The Pellegrini Collection, Part IV.
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