^Lot 1295 1799 Bust $1

1799 Draped Bust Dollar. Expertly repaired with pleasing grey toning. Die State IV: On reverse, numerous cracks develop: Vertically from border through O, between clouds 7 and 8, toward eagle's head, splits, and branch goes left through a star. Crack from wing, through right ribbon end, into field to left of branch end. Crack from branch to eagle's leg to tail. Crack from interior of branch upward to below ER. Crack from top of A, down through TES, to cloud 5, splits, two cracks go down and to the left, and one goes to right. The die could not have survived long beyond this point. Rare die state.
Estimated Value $500 - 600.