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Dallas Signature US Coin Sale 1261 2-3 Nov 2017
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1797 $1 9x7 Stars, Large Letters, B-1, BB-73, R.3, AU50 NGC. Ex: William Luebke Collection. Bowers Die State II. Seven stars right, leaf tip at center of M. Struck from an early die state before either side developed cracks. The point of the hair curl is missing from light die lapping. Pleasing champagne and lilac-gray colors on each side complement considerable remaining luster. A few tiny surface ticks are evident on each side. Aside from the 1794 dollars with but a single die variety, fewer dollar varieties were produced with the 1797 date than for any other early silver dollar issue. Each of the three known varieties is plentiful enough to be obtainable, and each represents a specific different subtype within the series of Small Eagle dollars coined from 1795 to 1798. Mint records indicate a total production of just 7,776 silver dollars during the year, but it is now believed that most or all were actually coins bearing the 1796 date. The production of silver dollars dated 1797 in all probability actually took place in 1798.
Ex: Tom Eckert (5/2001); The William Luebke Collection -- FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2007), lot 4964.
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1797 $1 9x7 Stars, Large Letters, B-1, BB-73, R.3, AU50 NGC. Ex: William Luebke Collection. Bowers Die State II. Seven stars right, leaf tip at center of M. Struck from an early die state before either side developed cracks. The point of the hair curl is missing from light die lapping. Pleasing champagne and lilac-gray colors on each side complement considerable remaining luster. A few tiny surface ticks are evident on each side. Aside from the 1794 dollars with but a single die variety, fewer dollar varieties were produced with the 1797 date than for any other early silver dollar issue. Each of the three known varieties is plentiful enough to be obtainable, and each represents a specific different subtype within the series of Small Eagle dollars coined from 1795 to 1798. Mint records indicate a total production of just 7,776 silver dollars during the year, but it is now believed that most or all were actually coins bearing the 1796 date. The production of silver dollars dated 1797 in all probability actually took place in 1798.
Ex: Tom Eckert (5/2001); The William Luebke Collection -- FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2007), lot 4964.
HID02901242017