1796 $1 BB-66, Small Date & Letters MS(PCGS#39999)

August 2021 ANA U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

4112

等级

MS64

价格

2,954,170

详细说明

Exquisite Choice Uncirculated 1796 Draped Bust Silver Dollar CC#1 for the BB-66 Dies; The Only Mint State Example Known One of Just Two 1796 Small Date, Small Letters Coins in Mint State 1796 Draped Bust Silver Dollar. BB-66, B-1. Rarity-4. Small Date, Small Letters. MS-64 (NGC). A simply outstanding Mint State 1796 Draped Bust silver dollar, and an exceptionally rare coin that is of utmost significance to variety collectors. It is also a beautiful and fully original coin, both sides lightly to moderately toned with the boldest colors evident around the peripheries. Sharply defined from a well centered strike, and remarkably well preserved to confirm the validity of the impressive MS-64 grade from NGC. BB Die State II. While not rare overall, the BB-66 is a conditionally challenging variety and becomes elusive in higher grades. In his 2013 reference The Encyclopedia of United States Silver Dollars: 1794-1804, Q. David Bowers suggests that possibly as few as 200 examples remain in all grades, "most of which are in grades from well-worn to VF, with a very occasional EF and even more frequent AU." While no Mint State coins were listed in the 2013 Bowers census, the present example was noted as CC#1 in the census published in the 1993 edition of the Bowers silver and trade dollar encyclopedia. It remains the only Mint State survivor from the BB-66 dies, as further confirmed by the census in the winter 2020 revision to Stephen J. Herrman's Auction Prices Realized for Early Silver Dollars: 1794-1803. Remarkably, it is also one of just two Mint State coins extant for the 1796 Small Date, Small Letters Guide Bookvariety in its entirety, ranking CC#2 behind the NGC/CAC MS-65 example from the BB-63 dies. An extraordinary condition rarity with an impressive provenance further enhancing its appeal, our offering of this coin represents what could very well be a once in a lifetime bidding opportunity for the advanced type collector or early dollar variety specialist. For once sold, it may be many years, if not decades before this important coin is once again offered for sale. Provenance: Ex "Colonel" E.H.R. Green; Green estate; Partnership of Eric P. Newman and Burdette G. Johnson, doing business as St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.; Eric P. Newman, acquired for $100; Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society; Heritage's sale of the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part II, November 2013, lot 33501. The plate coin for the BB-66 dies in the 1993 edition of Q. David Bowers' silver and trade dollar encyclopedia. PCGS# 39999. Click here to see Coins in Motion.[“Coins]