1796 BB-62 Small Date, Small Letters Draped Bust Silver Dollar

Value of 1796 BB-62 Draped Bust Silver $1 Coin

This Dollar has the catalog numbers: Bowers Borckardt-62, Bolender-3, or Haseltine-3

Obverse: Small wide date, the 9 and 6 closer together than other figures, the top of 6 tipped more to left. The 9 is a trifle high with its top tipped too much to the right. Lowest star on left does not quite touch hair. Die flaw extends from space at bottom of 11th star. Raised die dot defect above 1 of date and closer to bust. The stars are small and the last two or three are spidery. Curl on top of the head defective.
Reverse: Small Eagle. Small Letters in legend. Eagle stands on clouds. Wreath is composed of a palm branch (right) and olive branch (left), the latter with seven berries. Berry under A of STATES; a quick way to identify this reverse.
Total Estimated Population: 2 to 5

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