nice 1799 silver dollar

Ahhhhh yes... here's one of the favorites for American early federal period stuff... a 1799 draped bust dollar.

Enjoy, and feel free to share grade and attribution opinions.

Thanks,

Ricky B

 

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Very, very nice! Is it yours? I think it's spectacular!
Lance.

 

That's a nice coin! I'm guessing at least AU-50, maybe even 55.

 

It's gorgeous!
I am no expert on these, so what I think is 'wear' might just be softness to the strike, but my novice opinion would be:
Technically it's a very high XF, but consideration for the age and relative rarity gets it a bump well into AU territory.
AU 55

 

XF - 45, nice surfaces!

 

I'll go with AU-50 and B-9 (Apostrophe S)as the variety.

 

Damn, a dream coin for sure.

 

Sorry, can't add any input.
The drool is messing up my keyboard.

 

ding ding ding !!! We have a winner !

Yes, it's B-9 Apostrophe "S" (so named for the big die break after S2 (second "S" in STATES). NGC AU50.

One reason I posted this coin is to illustrate the danger in going by the TPG grade. Recently, I've seen some AU55s with MUCH less eye appeal - much less luster, less pleasing color and surfaces. One could pay more, get a higher grade, but get a less pleasing coin. Don't rely on the TPG number; think for yourself.

Technical grade is important, but eye appeal is the trump card.

 

very nice coin!