1799 Draped Bust Silver Dollar. BB-157, B-5a. Rarity-2. AU-53 (NGC). Well struck for this challenging early U.S. Mint type, both sides are fully denticulated around the borders with design elements that are bold apart from light high point rub in the centers. Generally light silver-gray with wisps of pale gold, the surfaces retain appreciable luster in a soft, satiny texture. As one of the more frequently encountered die marriages of the 1799 dollar, BB-157 is an ideal candidate to represent the Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle design in a type set. We caution bidders, however, that the vast majority of survivors are in lower grades through VF, which fact confirms the conditionally scarce nature of the present AU. BB Die State II. PCGS# 40049. NGC ID: 295Z.
