1799 Silver Dollar - 1799 S$1 NGC VF30 CAC. BB-163. For the grade, very clean surfaces characterize this 1799 Silver Dollar. Aside from some adjustment marks on the right side of the reverse, the surfaces are original and free of individually distracting abrasion marks. The lower drapery lines are strong, and Libertys hair is well outlined. The grade of VF30 is confirmed by CAC, which indicates that the coin is of premium quality and fully merits the assigned grade. The planchet is a pleasant silver-gray mixed with light tan. Highlights of teal and violet are also present on Libertys neck, face, and in the fields. The vertical marks on both sides are on the holder not the coin. 

The BB-163 is identified by Star 1 being small and thin. Star 8 is the closest to LIBERTY and slightly closer than Star 7. Star 1 is further from the curl than Star 13 is from the bust. On the reverse, the leaf points between the left corner and left side of the I in AMERICA. The point of Star 12 enters the eagles mouth, and touches the lower part of its beak. The lower point of the same star points to the left upright of the U in PLURIBUS. The far right edge of A in STATES is over Cloud 3. 

The 1799 dollar is the second type called the Heraldic Eagle Reverse. It was made from 1798 to 1804. The design shows a draped bust of Liberty facing right. Above is LIBERTY, and below is the date. Seven six-pointed stars are to the left and six are to the right. The portrait, taken from a drawing by the famous artist Gilbert Stuart, is of Ann Bingham. John Eckstein translated this drawing to models for Engraver Robert Scot. Evidently Eckstein made the models poorly, which might explain why Stuarts family refused to acknowledge his role in the coinage design. The heraldic eagle reverse shows the eagle with up stretched wings and a Union shield on its breast. A banner inscribed E PLURIBUS UNUM curls across the left wing and under the right. Except for the wing tips, the inscription UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is in an arc near the periphery. Thirteen stars are above the eagles head under the clouds in an arc pattern. Dentils are near the edge on both sides of the coin. The edge is lettered HUNDRED CENTS ONE DOLLAR OR UNIT with ornamentation between the words.

In a colossal design blunder, Robert Scot placed the arrows in the wrong talon. On the left side, the eagles right talon, arrows symbolize aggressive militarism. They should have been placed in the left talon with the olive branch in the right. If this was a deliberate rearrangement, it shows poor political judgment. If it was unintentional, it shows a new, inexperienced country that cant even get its symbolism correct.

In its population report, NGC shows 14 1799 BB-163s in VF condition with 14 better. CAC does not provide population numbers for die varieties.