Beschreibung:

Small Stars Obverse. BD-2, R.5+. As a date, the 1799 is one of the more readily obtainable in the Capped Bust Right eagle series of 1795-1804. Most examples of this date, however, are from either the BD-7 Small Obverse Stars or BD-10 Large Obverse Stars die marriages. The other eight die combinations that numismatic scholars have identified for the 1799 eagle are very scarce to rare. BD-2, represented here, is in the former category with John W. Dannreuther (2006) allowing for only 35-45 survivors in all grades. Softly patinated in khaki-orange color, the reverse contrasts somewhat with a somewhat brighter, more olive-orange obverse. Light wear overall with no singularly mentionable marks or other distractions, both sides readily reveal a generally bold strike that comes up short in only a few isolated areas. Expertly centered on the planchet, as well, with no sizeable or otherwise individually distracting abrasions. All pre-1834 U.S. gold coins are scarce in an absolute sense, the present 1799 eagle made even more desirable due to the scarcity of the BD-2 die marriage. (PCGS 98562) Extremely Fine