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Long Beach Signature US Coin Sale 1259 7-8 Sep 2017
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1797 $1 10x6 Stars, Large Letters, B-3, BB-71, R.2, AU50 NGC. Bowers Die State III. This is the only early dollar with the 10x6 obverse star arrangement. Examples are moderately available at the About Uncirculated level. Although the reported mintage of 1797 dollars is understated (BB-73 was partially or wholly struck in 1798 and included with that year's production), all three varieties are challenging. This lightly toned AU example has thin bands of olive-gold toning that run horizontally across both sides. Struck from lapped dies, a few of the stars are drawn to the edge of the finely textured fields. Some high-point weakness combines with nominal wear, visible mostly at the peripheries. Substantial mint luster remains, and there are only a few minor abrasions. Brief adjustment marks appear at the upper-right and lower-left obverse margins. Census: 10 in 50, 23 finer (7/17).
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1797 $1 10x6 Stars, Large Letters, B-3, BB-71, R.2, AU50 NGC. Bowers Die State III. This is the only early dollar with the 10x6 obverse star arrangement. Examples are moderately available at the About Uncirculated level. Although the reported mintage of 1797 dollars is understated (BB-73 was partially or wholly struck in 1798 and included with that year's production), all three varieties are challenging. This lightly toned AU example has thin bands of olive-gold toning that run horizontally across both sides. Struck from lapped dies, a few of the stars are drawn to the edge of the finely textured fields. Some high-point weakness combines with nominal wear, visible mostly at the peripheries. Substantial mint luster remains, and there are only a few minor abrasions. Brief adjustment marks appear at the upper-right and lower-left obverse margins. Census: 10 in 50, 23 finer (7/17).
HID02901242017