1799 Capped Bust Right Eagle. BD-7, Taraszka-19. Rarity-3. Small Obverse Stars. AU Details--Improperly Cleaned (NGC).Somewhat bright from a gentle cleaning, the surfaces of this 1799 eagle remain attractive and free of distracting hairlines or glossiness. The smooth and satiny fields nicely frame the more frosty design elements. Overall lemon-yellow in color with considerable luster across each side. A desirable example of this iconic $10 type even with the noted impairment.<p>BD-7 is the most available die marriage of the 1799 Small Obverse Stars <em>Guide Book </em>variety of the 1799 eagle, and the second most plentiful of the issue as a whole after BD-10 (Large Obverse Stars). Dannreuther estimates that 10,000 to 15,000 examples were coined from the 1799 BD-7 dies but as few as 250 remain in all grades.<p><p><p>PCGS# 98562.
