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902
1798 Large Eagle B-13 BB-108 Rarity 2
.
ANACS graded
VF-20
. Light gray toning. Medium wide date nicely placed in
the area provided. Die crack upward from right portion of L in
LIBERTY. BB-108 is easily identified by a die flaw between a ray
of star 13 and the bust. Among the stars on the left, 1-2, 2-3,
and 5-6 are more widely spaced than others. On the right stars
8-9 are noticeably wider apart than are any others. A short
crack, or flaw, extends into the field from a dentil opposite bust
tip.
The use of this obverse die is especially interesting in that it was
interrupted. This die was used first to strike examples of 1798
BB-108, then BB-109 dollars were struck, then additional BB-
108 dollars were coined. Die state progressions provide the tell-
tale evidence.
On the reverse, only 10 arrows. 5 small berries, with the 2 top
ones closest together. A point of the leaf is under the left lower
tip of I in AMERICA. The star distant from the eagle's beak. Arc
star pattern. A die crack along right wing tip, top of AM to bor-
der above E. “This is a later state of the reverse that used to
have 10 arrows and a headless stick (used to coin 1798 B13
107),” explains the Bowers Silver Dollar encyclopedia. “For the
production of 1798 BB-108, the reverse die was relapped,
removing the headless stick.”.
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,900 - 2,000
903
1798. Large Eagle B-15, BB-112 Rarity 3
.
NGC graded
VF-25
. Deeply toned and quite attractive, with medium gray
color in the field offsetting the lighter "rubbed silver" color
accenting the high points of the design. Arc star pattern on
reverse. Wide date. Several hundred specimens of 1798 BB-112
exist, probably about 250 to 450, placing it in the medium range
of rarity among varieties of this date. Most specimens are in
grades up through VF and EF. AU or finer pieces are very rare.
Estimated Value ..............................................$2,000 - 2,100
904
1798 Large Eagle B-11, BB-111 Rarity 3
.
PCGS graded
VF-20
. Nice even gray toning, dove-color for the most part,
meaning not too deep, not too light, but somewhere in-
between. Normal surface wear for VF20 quality. Choice rims.
Some weakening in the eagle and shield and a couple of the
clouds above. (
PCGS # 6873
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,900 - 2,000
