1799 $10 Small Stars Obverse MS(PCGS#98562)

November 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

9196

等级

MS61

价格

149,503

详细说明

Popular 1799 $10 1799 Capped Bust Right Eagle. BD-6, Taraszka-18. Rarity-5. Small Obverse Stars. MS-61 (PCGS). Pale golden-wheat in hue with hints of bronze toning accenting the borders. The eye appeal is strong for the grade, featuring only the faintest trace of friction and no individually distracting blemishes. Delightfully lustrous and impressively smooth on the reverse. Struck from a late state of the dies equivalent to BD Die State e/b, the obverse shows a terminal break down the back of Liberty's cap and the reverse has been lapped. A workhorse die, the obverse of BD-6 was previously used to strike 1799 eagles of the BD-4 and BD-5 varieties. This is its final use, the die eventually failing in the area of a substantial break from the rim, through star 8, to the back of Liberty's cap. It is the breakup of this obverse die that almost certainly explains the scarcity of the 1799 BD-6 eagle in numismatic circles. John W. Dannreuther (2006) estimates that only 1,500 to 2,000 coins were struck from this die pairing, survivors numbering just 35 to 45 pieces in all grades. With Mint State Capped Bust Right eagles rare irrespective of date or die marriage, this handsome Brilliant Uncirculated BD-6 will appeal to advanced gold type and variety collectors. Provenance: From the Naples Bay Collection. PCGS# 98562. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.