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1799 BB-162 Draped Bust Silver Dollar

1799 BB-162 Draped Bust Silver Dollar (obverse)
Obverse
1799 BB-162 Draped Bust Silver Dollar (reverse)
Reverse

Diameter: 39.00 mm

Mintage/Proof: 423,515 / 0

Weight: 26.96 grams

Metal: Silver

Value by Grade

Grade Value
Worst $701
Heavy Circ $1,488
Average $3,145
Light Circ $11,900
Uncirc $34,000

Sold For: $3,290 — Stack’s Bowers Auction Record

History, Value, and Price Guide for 1799 BB-162 Draped Bust Silver Dollar

Value of 1799 BB-162 Draped Bust Silver Dollar

This Dollar has the catalog numbers: Bowers Borckardt-162, Bolender-6, or Haseltine-6

Obverse: This dollar has the same obverse die as BB-156.
Reverse: A in STATES touches clouds. Far right edge of A is over cloud 3. Leaf points to center of upright of I in AMERICA. Letter A touches both third and fourth feathers. Point of star touches lower part of eagle’s beak; ray points to left upright of U, slightly to the left of its center. Upper stars about same as BB-157, except that the second star from the left has two points touching clouds. A very close to M, ME joined at lower part. The letters in E PLURIBUS UNUM seem larger and in some instances differently proportioned on this reverse.
Total Estimated Population: 300 to 500

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