1802 BB-242 Normal Date Draped Bust Silver Dollar

Value of 1802 BB-242 Draped Bust Silver Dollar

This Dollar has the catalog numbers: Bowers Borckardt-242, Bolender-5, or Haseltine-5

Obverse: Normal date. Base of T in LIBERTY perfect. These two characteristics, used together, are diagnostic for the variety. Star 1 over 2.5 mm. from hair curl. Star 7 close to base of L, star 8 closer to base of Y, and star 13 even closer to bust. On the left, stars 3 and 4 as well as stars 5 and 6 are closer than the other star pairs. Stars 8 and 9 on the right are closer than the others; stars 12 and 13 are wider than the others. Distance of tip of 1 to curl is 0.2 mm. 1 and 8 in date more widely spaced than the other digits. The left base of 2 is very minutely repunched.
Reverse: The reverse die is the same used on BB-214.
Total Estimated Population: 75 to 140

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