A pleasing example for the grade with dominant light gray patina over which splashes of russet and sandy-olive toning have gathered. The strike is well centered with all major design elements boldly outlined and the denticles fully distinct around both sides. The all-important silver plug is discernible in the centers, making this an inviting coin for the advanced early dollar enthusiast.There are no more than a handful of this die pairing that exhibit the central silver plug, and this is a solid representative in all regards. The insertion of a silver plug at the center of an underweight planchet could be used to bring the planchet up to the proper weight standard, and this is believed to be why this process was used during the early years of U.S. Mint coinage. The first silver plugs on our Federal issues appear in 1794 on the famous Cardinal Foundation Specimen silver dollar. In early 1795 silver plugs were used on at least six different die pairings of silver dollars, all sparingly. Silver plugs also appear on a few 1795 half dollars, but these are very rare and seldom offered. For the BB-13 die variety represented here, there are just a few known examples that exhibit silver plugs, so this particular coin should be considered strongly by anyone serious about obtaining this variety with a silver plug.,,PCGS# 6854. NGC ID: 24WZ.,,
