1798/7 Draped Bust Dime


1798/7 Draped Bust Dime

13 Stars

Circulation Mintage: 27,550 Across All 1798 Varieties
Obverse Text: 1798/7 | LIBERTY
Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | E PLURIBUS UNUM

Called “one of the rarest of the bust dime ‘type’ coins” in the JR book, this rare die variety also happens to be a Guide Book variety, the sole marriage combining the 1798/7 overdate obverse with a 13 Star reverse. The Bareford coin reappeared in the sales of the Lovejoy and Bolen collections, but Ed Price preferred the F.C.C. Boyd example, saying “The dime book lists the Bareford coin as the finest the authors had seen. I owned that coin and the Boyd piece for several years. This example that I retained is clearly superior, and is the finest I have seen or heard of.”

A detailed view of the overdate can be found below, as well as a comparison between the 1798 Draped Bust Dime with 13 reverse stars and 16 reverse stars.

1798 overdate dime comparison

1798 dime 13 stars vs 16 stars comparison

View 1798/7 13-Stars Draped Bust Dime Auction Results

The example to the left was sold by Stack's Bowers Galleries in the D. Brent Pogue Part I Auction, where it realized $199,750.

1798/7 13-Stars Draped Bust Dime Auction Highlights

1798/7 13 stars draped bust dime value guide

1798/7 Draped Bust Dime, 13 Stars
PCGS MS-63

Sold for $199,750
 
View Lot 1038
1798/7 draped bust silver dime price guide

1798/7 Draped Bust Dime, 13 Stars
PCGS EF-45, CAC

Sold for $30,550
 
View Lot 4054
1798 draped bust dime guide

1798/7 Draped Bust Dime, 13 Stars
PCGS Fine Details

Sold for $2,760
 
View Lot 1183

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