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1795 $10 13 Leaves, BD-1, High R.3 -- Altered Surfaces -- PCGS Genuine. XF Details. Bass-Dannreuther Die State indeterminate. The United States Mint struck gold coins for the first time in 1795, including 5,583 Capped Bust Right eagles. Five die varieties are known for the date. This coin represents the BD-1 variety, with star 11 placed close to Y in LIBERTY and the leaf virtually touching U in UNITED. The BD-1 is a relatively available variety, in the context of the series, with a surviving population of 225-325 examples in all grades.
In his excellent series reference Early U.S. Gold Coin Varieties, John Dannreuther speculates there may be a later die state of the obverse die than the three he lists in the text. We suspect this coin represents that later die state, as the dentils at 6 o'clock show advanced crumbling, but none of the die cracks that identify the earlier die states are evident on the slightly granular surfaces of this coin. It may be that the dies were lapped to remove the cracks before this coin was struck. The design elements are well-detailed, with some light wear on the high points and much interior detail still intact. There is a minor rim ding at 6:30 on the obverse.
Ex: Central States Signature (Heritage, 4/2019), lot 3892.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/early-eagles/1795-10-13-leaves-bd-1-high-r3-altered-surfaces-pcgs-genuine-xf-details/a/1373-3110.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-USCoins-1373-03282024
HID02906262019
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1795 $10 13 Leaves, BD-1, High R.3 -- Altered Surfaces -- PCGS Genuine. XF Details. Bass-Dannreuther Die State indeterminate. The United States Mint struck gold coins for the first time in 1795, including 5,583 Capped Bust Right eagles. Five die varieties are known for the date. This coin represents the BD-1 variety, with star 11 placed close to Y in LIBERTY and the leaf virtually touching U in UNITED. The BD-1 is a relatively available variety, in the context of the series, with a surviving population of 225-325 examples in all grades.
In his excellent series reference Early U.S. Gold Coin Varieties, John Dannreuther speculates there may be a later die state of the obverse die than the three he lists in the text. We suspect this coin represents that later die state, as the dentils at 6 o'clock show advanced crumbling, but none of the die cracks that identify the earlier die states are evident on the slightly granular surfaces of this coin. It may be that the dies were lapped to remove the cracks before this coin was struck. The design elements are well-detailed, with some light wear on the high points and much interior detail still intact. There is a minor rim ding at 6:30 on the obverse.
Ex: Central States Signature (Heritage, 4/2019), lot 3892.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/early-eagles/1795-10-13-leaves-bd-1-high-r3-altered-surfaces-pcgs-genuine-xf-details/a/1373-3110.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-USCoins-1373-03282024
HID02906262019
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