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1798 Bust Dollar Lg. Eagle Pointed 9 Close Date XF
Estimate:
$2,250 - $2,500
Sold
$1,800
Live Auction
Online Only: January 28th, 2021 l Fine Jewelry; Sterling Silver; Collection of Rare Gold Coins; & Militaria
Category
Description
BB-125, B-8A 1798 Bust Dollar Lg. Eagle Pointed 9 Close Date 4 Vertical Lines - XF Four berry reverse with shattered die. More diecracks than DIE state Iii as described in Bowers (2013) and Bolendar (1950) with Die State IV cracks of D through the left wing and tops of the first 3 clouds into the bottom of TE, and a crack from the top of left wing arcing down to the bottom of I in UNITED. A third additional crack starts in the butts of the arrows running down through the bottom of the tail feathers into the denticles. This seems to be an intermediate state that has some elements of the reverse cracks described in States IV and V yet not all the elements described on the obverse in those states as the reverse die continued to shatter