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ANA Signature US Coin Sale 1258 2-6 Aug 2017
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1800 $10 BD-1, High R.3, MS61 NGC. Bass-Dannreuther Die State b/c. A meager mintage of 5,999 Capped Bust Right eagles was achieved in 1800, all struck from the same pair of dies. Obviously, this was the only use of the obverse die, but the reverse was used previously to strike the BD-10 variety of 1799 and used again to produce the BD-1 variety of 1801. The 1800 eagle has a surviving population of 200-300 examples in all grades and it may be that some 1800-dated eagles were actually struck in 1801.
The present coin is an attractive Mint State specimen with pleasing antique-gold surfaces that show the expected number of minor contact marks for the grade. The design elements are sharply detailed, aside from some softness on a few stars on the right. Original mint luster adds to the considerable eye appeal.
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1800 $10 BD-1, High R.3, MS61 NGC. Bass-Dannreuther Die State b/c. A meager mintage of 5,999 Capped Bust Right eagles was achieved in 1800, all struck from the same pair of dies. Obviously, this was the only use of the obverse die, but the reverse was used previously to strike the BD-10 variety of 1799 and used again to produce the BD-1 variety of 1801. The 1800 eagle has a surviving population of 200-300 examples in all grades and it may be that some 1800-dated eagles were actually struck in 1801.
The present coin is an attractive Mint State specimen with pleasing antique-gold surfaces that show the expected number of minor contact marks for the grade. The design elements are sharply detailed, aside from some softness on a few stars on the right. Original mint luster adds to the considerable eye appeal.
HID02901242017