Evenly toned in dusky golden-gray with hints of pale olive also evident at isolated viewing angles. This is a boldly defined Small Eagle dollar, scarce as such, with ample definition remaining from a well centered and nicely executed strike.Robert Scots Small Eagle design was replaced fairly early on in 1798 with a much more dramatic Heraldic Eagle design. Outnumbered by the Heraldic Eagle design almost 6 to 1, the 1798 Small Eagle reverse issue has long been popular among numismatists. While only two die pairs were employed for this design, the issue demonstrates the importance of die sequence and die state analysis. The BB-82 -- the more available of the two Small Eagle varieties -- shares a reverse die with the earlier 1797 BB-73 dollar and the obverse with the later 1798 BB-91 Heraldic Eagle variety. The other variety uses two older dies, including an obverse die started in 1796 but not completed until 1798 and a reverse first used three years earlier. The early silver dollars remain a fertile ground for scholarship and await a new generation of numismatists to continue the research.,,PCGS# 6867. NGC ID: 24X5.,,
