1799 Draped Bust Silver Dollar. BB-166, B-9. Rarity-1. VF-25 (PCGS).This handsome mid grade example exhibits dominant silver-lilac patina that yields to blushes of antique gold iridescence at the borders. Well centered in strike, ample boldness of detail remains to tempt the circulated type collector or early dollar variety enthusiast. BB-166 is the popular Apostrophe variety of the 1799 Draped Bust silver dollar, so named for the reverse die break after the final letter S in STATES seen on most examples. It vies with BB-163 as the most plentiful die marriage of the issue. BB Die State V.From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection.
