MS64 NGC “Small Stars”

Some thirty-seven thousand specimens were issued the year of George Washington’s death and were, at the time, the largest denomination issued by the United States. (Few realize that no government-backed currency was issued until the middle of the Civil War in 1863).

The finest-known of this date is a single MS66 specimen, however it is the “large stars” variety with only a scant few known in gem MS65.

This is one the 8 “Small Stars” varieties listed by John Dannreuther in “Early U.S. Gold Varieties” (BD-7) and is the highest available grade for the variety with 7 graded by PCGS and only 4 by NGC!

This near-gem MS64 example represents superb value at today’s levels and will surely find it’s way into a world-class collection of American gold coins. It is a classic piece of Americana and a true piece of history to hold in your hand and will reward its new owner for generations to come!

• March 1 - Federalist James Ross becomes President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate.
• March 7 - Napoleon captures Jaffa in Palestine and his troops proceed to kill more than 2,000 Albanian captives.
• March 29 - New York passes a law aimed at gradually abolishing slavery in the state. Notable deaths in the last year of the 18th Century include June 6 - Patrick Henry, American revolutionary politician (b. 1736) and December 14 - George Washington, first President of the United States, who missed seeing the 1800 new year by barely more than two weeks (b. 1732)

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