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1798 Large Eagle
| Weight | 26.96 g |
| Diameter | 39.5 mm |
| Mint | Philadelphia |
| Strike | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 327,536 Combined mintage for all 1798 varieties |
| Edge | Lettered (HUNDRED CENTS ONE DOLLAR OR UNIT) |
| Alignment | ↑↓ Coin |
| Composition | 89.24% Silver, 10.76% Copper |
| Melt value | — |
| Designer | Robert Scot |
| Collector's Key ID | CK-4476 |
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Other recorded varieties for 1798:
- 1798 10 Arrows · 10 Arrows
- 1798 5 Stripes · 5 Stripes
- 1798 Knob 9 · Knob 9
- 1798 Knob 9, 4 Lines · Knob 9, 4 Lines
- 1798 Knob 9, 5 Lines · Knob 9, 5 Lines
- 1798 Pointed 9, 4 Vertical Lines · Pointed 9, 4 Vertical Lines
- 1798 Pointed 9, 5 Vertical Lines · Pointed 9, 5 Vertical Lines
- 1798 Small Eagle, 13 Stars · Small Eagle, 13 Stars
- 1798 Small Eagle, 15 Stars · Small Eagle, 15 Stars
- 1798 Wide Date · Wide Date
External references
The 1798 Large Eagle (Heraldic Eagle) Draped Bust Dollar opens the second reverse type of the Draped Bust series, struck at the Philadelphia Mint after the mid-1798 transition from the Small Eagle reverse to the new Heraldic Eagle reverse featuring a shield, arrows, olive branch, and banner above. The 1798 Heraldic Eagle carries 13 obverse stars representing the original colonies and the Robert Scot engraving of the Gilbert Stuart obverse portrait. The 1798 combined annual mintage was 327,536 pieces across all Small Eagle and Heraldic Eagle varieties, with the Large Eagle variety representing the larger share of the year's production after the reverse transition.
Strike quality on the 1798 Large Eagle is generally above average for the date, with Liberty's hair detail, the eagle's central feathers, and the shield-and-banner reverse coming up cleanly on most early-die-state coins. Most surviving examples grade VG to VF from heavy circulation in the late 1790s and early 1800s, with PCGS, the Professional Coin Grading Service, and NGC populations clustering at F and VF. Mint State examples are scarce above MS62 and condition rare at MS65 and above. Die marriages are catalogued by the Bowers-Borckardt (BB) attribution system.
The 1798 Large Eagle is a regular common date for the Heraldic Eagle subset and the standard first-year-of-type pickup for the Heraldic Eagle Draped Bust Dollar. Pricing trades at the lower end of the Draped Bust pricing tier compared to the rarer 1798 Small Eagle varieties, reflecting the larger surviving population. The 1798 Large Eagle pairs with the 1798 Small Eagle 13 Stars and 15 Stars as the matched 1798 type-transition trio that documents the Small Eagle to Heraldic Eagle reverse change. Authentication concerns center on cleaning, polishing, edge damage, and counterfeit detection; certified slabs from PCGS or NGC with BB attribution are the standard purchase route at higher grades. For the Heraldic Eagle reverse introduction history, see the Draped Bust Dollar series history.
Reference data only — not an appraisal.
| Grade | Description | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| G-4 | Good (G) | — | — |
| VG-8 | Very Good (VG) | — | — |
| F-12 | Fine (F) | — | — |
| VF-20 | Very Fine (VF) | — | — |
| EF-40 | Extremely Fine (EF) | — | — |
| AU-50 | About Uncirculated (AU) | — | — |
| MS-60 | Uncirculated (MS) | — | — |
| MS-63 | Choice Uncirculated (MS) | — | — |
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