1799 BB-166 Draped Bust Silver Dollar

Value of 1799 BB-166 Draped Bust Silver Dollar

This Dollar has the catalog numbers: Bowers Borckardt-166, Bolender-9, or Haseltine-9

Obverse: Similar to BB-157, but from a different die. The stars are larger, making them closer together. The upper left and right stars are about equidistant from L and Y. 13th star about 1.5 mm. from bust. First star about 2 mm. from curl. On the left, stars 1 to 4 are spaced closer than are stars 4 to 7. On the right, stars 8 and 9, and 12 and 13, are spaced closer than are the other stars. Die crack below base of 1 in date on all seen.
Reverse: “Apostrophe” after final S in STATES on most specimens. Star touches point of lower part of eagle’s beak. Far right edge of A is over cloud 3. Leaf points under right side of upright of I in AMERICA. A touches third feather only. Die crack through MERIC.
Total Estimated Population: 1,000 to 1,800

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