First US Dollar Study and Collection
#5 Classic Silver Dollar: 1st Draped Bust - Small Eagle

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Coin Details

Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: SILVER DOLLARS - DRAPED BUST
Item Description: $1 1795 DRAPED SET LEFT BB-51,B-14
Full Grade: NGC F 12
Owner: OA Nentico

Set Details

Custom Sets: First US Dollar Study and Collection
Competitive Sets: Dollar Type Set by Nentico   Score: 1928
Early U.S. Silver $1 Dollars - Basic Set   Score: 3406
Research: NGC Coin Explorer NGC Coin Price Guide
NGC US Coin Census for Early Dollars (1794-1804)

Owner Comments:

This 1795 Draped Bust – Set Left (BB-51, B-14) NGC Fine 12 is a wonderful strike for its grade. Very nice eye appeal with nice fields and details in the features.

The Draped Bust Dollar was introduced in 1795 to replace the Flowing Hair Dollar which was Henry William DeSaussure’s objective as the new Mint Director. Upon taking office his stated mission was to circulate gold coins and improve the designs of all denominations, specifically silver.

Estimates by Q. David Bowers puts places the minted for all varieties at around 100,000, with a survival rate of the BB-51 die state in a range of 1,400 to 2,200. Also, Bowers believes that the BB-51 is the earlier of the two 1795 Drape Bust varieties.

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