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1798 BB-106 Pointed 9, Arching Stars Draped Bust Silver Dollar

1798 BB-106 Pointed 9, Arching Stars Draped Bust Silver Dollar (obverse)
Obverse
1798 BB-106 Pointed 9, Arching Stars Draped Bust Silver Dollar (reverse)
Reverse

Diameter: 39.00 mm
Mintage/Proof: 327,536 / 0
Weight: 26.96 grams
Metal: Silver

Value Guide

Grade Value
Worst $595
Heavy Circ $1,275
Average $3,400
Light Circ $10,200
Uncirc $34,000

Stack’s Bowers Auction Record: Sold For $6,521

History, Value, and Price Guide for 1798 BB-106 Draped Bust Silver Dollar

Value of 1798 BB-106 Draped Bust Silver Dollar

Pointed Tail 9, Heraldic Eagle, Arc star pattern on reverse

This Dollar has the catalog numbers: Bowers Borckardt-106, Bolender-19, or Haseltine-19

Obverse: Wide date, distant from bust. Upper left star near L. Upper and lower right stars equidistant from Y and bust. First star points to lower edge of a dentil. On the left, stars are about equally spaced. On the right, stars 12 and 13 are slightly farther apart than are other stars, which are fairly evenly spaced. Vertical die crack down through stand of E in LIBERTY, across bust through 1 of date to border.
Reverse: The reverse of this coin uses the same die as BB-105, actually the later state of the die.
Total Estimated Population: 90 to 140

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