1797 SILVER DOLLAR
PCGS No: 6863, 6866, 6865
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 7,776
Proofs: none
Designer: Obverse by Robert
Scot, reverse by John Eckstein
Diameter: ±39-40 millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: ±416 grains (±27.0
grams)
Edge: Lettered - HUNDRED CENTS
ONE DOLLAR OR UNIT (various ornaments between words)
Mintmark: None (all dates of
this type were struck at Philadelphia)
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Varieties (3):
9x7 Stars, Large Letters
BB-73, Bolender
1 - Scarce
9x7 Stars, Small Letters
BB-72, Bolender
2 - Very Scarce
10x6 Stars
BB-71, Bolender
3 - Common
Notes:
The finest "9x7 Stars, Large Letters" example graded by PCGS
is a single MS-61.
The finest "9x7 Stars, Small Letters" example graded by PCGS is
a single AU-58.
The finest "10x6 Stars" example graded by PCGS is a single MS-63.
Recent appearances:
See varieties for listings
NGC VF-25. Ex - Superior
Galleries' "Pre-Long Beach Sale", October 1-3, 2000, Lot 3490,
illustrated, sold for $1,610.00
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial
Coins" by Walter Breen
"The PCGS Population Report, October
2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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