1797 $1 Draped Bust Dollar 10x6 Stars Large Letters BB-71, B-3

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numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11949 Posts	Posted 10/09/2024 7:27 pm $5,880. Coin is dark, but the surfaces look pristine, at least to my eyes. Looking at other coins of this date, many seem to have been cleaned or otherwise impaired looking at the surfaces. Been looking for an example of this date for a while and this one stood out in terms of originality. Have you ever looked at a coin that seemed to call out to you saying: "Buy me!" This one appeared to scream it, haha. TPS grade opinion in 48 as usual. Thoughts? Thanks! IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website:https://fairfaxcoins.com Report this Post to the Staff

Fayette1800 Pillar of the Community United States 1099 Posts	Posted 10/09/2024 10:19 pm I will say VF35. Very nice example. Way out of my league. Hope it looks even better when you get it. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 77164 Posts	Posted 10/09/2024 11:13 pm I'll go with VF. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
ericgreen Pillar of the Community United States 1523 Posts	Posted 10/10/2024 08:23 am Stunning coin! Congrats! Report this Post to the Staff
psuman08 Pillar of the Community United States 1827 Posts	Posted 10/10/2024 09:26 am Obverse could squeak to XF, but the weak strike on the reverse will hold it back. VF-35. Great looking coin, congrats! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 193047 Posts	Posted 10/10/2024 09:32 am Oh, hello! Quote: TPS grade opinion in 48 as usual. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11949 Posts	Posted 10/11/2024 5:28 pm The coin came overnight and is already in hand. It looks lighter than the seller's pictures. My photos directly below with a set of images from the certification page directly under. Slab with TPG opinion at bottom. Further thoughts? Thanks! IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website:https://fairfaxcoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36916 Posts	Posted 10/12/2024 7:10 pm It's a beauty. I would have thought VF-35 on this one. Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11949 Posts	Posted 10/12/2024 7:17 pm One of the reasons for waiting for a nice example of this coin is it's unusually small mintage of just 7,776 coins, which compares to 160,295 1795 flowing hair dollars, 79,920 in 1796, 327,536 minted in 1798 and 423,515 in 1799. There is no other early (pre-1804) dollar that had a lower mintage other than the 1,758 in 1794. From what I've read, 18th century mintage figures referred to all coins minted that year, regardless of the date displayed on coin. I think that I read that many 1797 dated coins were struck in 1798 and were included in that year's mintage figures. Therefore we will never know how many 1797 dollars were really struck. IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website:https://fairfaxcoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11949 Posts	Posted 10/12/2024 7:47 pm Thanks for all of your comments to date. IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website:https://fairfaxcoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
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