Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 11

Coin and Currency Auction

Early Silver Dollars

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1759		1795 Flowing Hair Dollar. Two leaves beneath each wing. PCGS graded Fine-15. Perfect for the grade, this one boasts steel gray centers with darker color around the periphery. Nicely struck by the dies and without any handling problems. It appears that there are some very small rim ticks, but these are expected for the grade, and hard to see in the PCGS holder. One small area of adjustment marks on the reverse, through UNITED and a couple of other very minor scratches in the obverse fields are scarcely worthy of note. A coin that a collector will long appreciate. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,070
Lot 1760		1795 Flowing Hair Dollar. Two leaves beneath each wing. Sharpness of VG-7 but holed and plugged and repaired. This one is a filler, it has been holed and plugged left of L of LIBERTY, and with the rotated reverse die the hole lines up beneath the ribbon ends. A long scratch below and through the right wing of the eagle has been scraped down, and we note some healthy rim dents. Needless to say, not the prettiest early dollar, but someone will appreciate its charms. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 1761		1795 Flowing Hair Dollar. Two leaves beneath each wing. Sharpness of VG-7 but holed and plugged. This one has been holed and plugged through the E of LIBERTY which lines up between the ribbon ends on the reverse. Dark gray in the fields, lighter on the devices, and this coin doesn't have all that bad of an appearance, all things considered. A nice filler for a collector. This is a scarce variety and all of those seen show strong clash marks from the eagle's wings around Liberty. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 1762		1795 Flowing Hair Dollar. Three leaves beneath each wing. PCGS graded AU-58. One of the most common varieties of all bust dollars, but downright rare in this grade! PCGS has seen 21 this high, with 14 graded higher. An important type coin that is rarely found this nice. As to the surfaces, they are stark white with abundant luster and loads of eye appeal. Boldly struck for this variety, most of these are weak and show little hair detail, not so here, as Liberty's tresses are sharp and show excellent separation from her temple all the way down to her back. On the eagle, his breast has a some feathers, while the wings show remarkable and seldom seen definition. At a quick glance we were unable to trace this one, but suspect it could be found with diligent tracing. The familiar bar on the obverse is present, but fairly light, perhaps this one was struck after the dies were lapped and we note the top of Liberty's head clashed at the lower wreath. Estimated Value $15,000 - 20,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1763		1795 Flowing Hair Dollar. Silver plug. ANACS graded Sharpness of Fine-12 Net VG-8 Scratched. Here is a problem coin, the obverse has numerous light pin scratches, especially around the face. There is also a planchet flaw in the field and touching the twelfth star. Steel gray in the fields and lighter devices. Inspection mandatory. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $863
Lot 1764		1795 Draped Bust Dollar. Off-center bust. PCGS graded AU-58. A magnificent coin for the grade that boasts a wonderful strike with full curls on Liberty and excellent breast feathers on the eagle. PCGS has only graded 9 this high, with a scattering of others in mint state, 22 in all. That's not many considering how many type collectors there are combined with the dollar collectors who need one! The surfaces are toned a rich golden gray, with glowing luster throughout with blue tones around the edges. We do note moderate hairlines, perhaps as much from circulation as past handling, but these are quite the norm. There is one jagged scratch through the back of Liberty's curls and into the field just above her ribbon, but it scarcely shows. Thought to have been the first of the draped bust varieties coined, with the new dies which employed the famous portrait of Anne Willing Bingham by Gilbert Stuart. Estimated Value $10,000 - 15,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1765		1795 Draped Bust Dollar. Centered bust. PCGS graded AU-55. This one has beautiful color from many years of being stored in an album, with a colorful ring of yellow and green through the stars. As to the balance of the coin, it is dark to medium gray in color on the obverse, a bit lighter and more silvery gray on the reverse. Well struck save for the area at the bust tip where adjustment marks are located, this lack of silver caused OF on the reverse to be weak too. Bold on the eagle's breast, with most of the feathers in attendance still. The familiar die chip has just started to form on this one (located in the hair near the ribbon), and that makes this a very early die state. Estimated Value $8,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,775
Lot 1766		1796 Draped Bust Dollar. Large date, small letters. PCGS graded AU-55. One of perhaps 10 coins graded as such by PCGS (there is some confusion over the various date/letter size combinations over the years), with just 6 coins graded higher. This one has cloudy gray toning on both sides, especially the reverse, with darker gold on the high points. As to the strike, it is extremely sharp, and the eagle's wings and body seem to leap off the coin. Clean surfaces for the grade, without the usual bagmarks or circulation ticks seen on others of this grade. Bright gold shades in the devices and lettering, which offset them from the fields. Excellent details on Liberty's curls, and the eagle's breast feathers are sharp. A common date, but this one is one of the very finest seen. Estimated Value $8,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1767		1796 Draped Bust Dollar. Large date, small letters. Sharpness of VF-20 but cleaned. This one was cleaned long ago, now with moderate hairlines present on both sides, but has retoned a steel gray with blue highlights in the lettering and devices. Excellent hair detail on Liberty and even breast feathers on the eagle. We see a small rim bruise below the bust, but no other problems. As on all seen of this die variety, there is a die lump touching the I of AMERICA, and this was caused by a bubble in the die steel which collapsed as more and more coins were struck. Therefore, the coins show a progressively larger raised "spot" where the bubble was located in the die. Similar die bubbles are seen on dimes (1796 JR-1) and other coins of the period. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,668
Lot 1768		1797 Draped Bust Dollar. 9 stars left, 7 right, large letters. Sharpness of VF-35 but slight tooling noted. This one has been holed and plugged left of the date, where a series of faint scratches, but the evidence is more available on the reverse where ED of UNITED have obviously been reingraved. Further, there was a planchet streak through the eagle's head to the rim left of OF and through the ED of UNITED. Perhaps the reingraving was to reduce the planchet streak, but instead many areas of tooling can be seen with a glass. This is all too bad, as the coin was nice to begin with, and would have been a high grade example, with a minor planchet flaw. Inspection mandatory and many would appreciate this coin's qualities and could overlook the tooling. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,668
Lot 1769		1797 Draped Bust Dollar. 10 stars left, 6 right. PCGS graded AU-58. One of the more common varieties but rare in such a high state of preservation. In fact, PCGS has only graded 3 this high, with none graded higher! Zippo, none, yes, that's right, ain't any better ones graded. Note the frosty luster in the fields and golden hues and steel gray toning. Some weakness at the center of the obverse where minor adjustment marks can be seen and a dollop of gold color is located there and on the high point of Liberty's drapery. We note that some of the stars are not all that sharp. On the reverse we note similar color and toning, with surfaces that clearly state that this coin barely circulated. The eagle's breast feathers are present, with wear only on the uppermost few and his thigh below. His eye is strong, and the fields show ample luster. A foremost rarity in this grade, totally unappreciated for many years, and just recently, with 15 years of Population Report data in, does anyone finally care. Worthy of the finest collection, and certain to please any collector of early Federal silver. Estimated Value $12,000 - 18,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $14,950
Lot 1770		1798 Draped Bust Dollar. Small eagle reverse, 15 stars on obverse. ANACS graded EF-45. A scarce coin that is always in demand by type, date and variety collectors alike. This one appears to have been retoned with a yellowish gold shade and has average surfaces for the grade. As to the strike, it's better than normal as most are quite weak on the reverse, not so here, the eagle and his feet are sharp for the variety. Examination of the surfaces will note a slight pebbly appearance which was possibly the result of a long past cleaning or improper storage, nevertheless. Strong hair detail on Liberty and we note some breast feathers are visible with a glass on the reverse, making this a very significant offering to today's dollar collector. If you have been searching high and low for a high grade example, then take a look at this lot. Estimated Value $4,500 - 6,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,830
Lot 1771		1798 Draped Bust Dollar. Heraldic eagle reverse, 5 vertical stripes in shield. PCGS graded VF-25. A rare and seldom offered variety, this coin sports the 5 fine lines making up each stripe in the shield to represent the red and white of the Great Seal. Most silver dollar dies show 4 fine lines, and this detail is enough for listing in the Guide Book as a separate issue. Steel gray in color, with mottled darker areas around the central reverse devices. The strike is average. On the reverse, the engraver used the star cross pattern, which is closer to the pattern seen on the Great Seal of the United States, and the stars are arranged in lines rather than arcs. One rim bump above CA of AMERICA, and we see two short parallel scratches below Liberty's ear as well as other general handling marks on both sides, expected for the grade. Struck from dies which were severely lapped, nearly eliminating the dentils on the left side of the obverse (this was done to remove a die crack through the stars on the left side, some of the crack can still be seen). The Bowers Borckardt auction survey notes just 22 auction appearances for the variety. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,070
Lot 1772		1798 Draped Bust Dollar. Heraldic eagle reverse, large eagle, knob 9. ANACS graded VF-20. One of the scarcer varieties of 1798, the Bowers-Borckardt Encyclopedia noted 23 auction appearances in their extensive survey of decades of auction sales through 1992. Of the 23 offered, certainly some duplication is probable, and in the last 9 years offerings of B-7, BB-95 have been few and far between. Perhaps 40 to 50 are known in all grades, most below extremely fine. The present coin has slightly mottled dark gray toning and has weakness in the strike through LIBE and the central shield, which is common to other coins of this variety. We note several minor surface scratches on both sides, but these are not deep and a glass is needed to see them. On the reverse, there are some minor rim knocks, one above TE of UNITED and others over STATES. Within the lettering multicolored toning can be seen, and traces of luster beneath. For the variety, this is a very acceptable coin as most higher grade examples are tied up in variety collections and will probably stay off the market for the foreseeable future. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1773		1798 Draped Bust Dollar. Heraldic eagle reverse, large eagle, 10 arrows. ANACS graded AU-50. Frosty luster in the fields and toned with antique gold colors. We note staining on the upper left through the stars to LI of LIBERTY, and one hidden mark is located outside the fourth star. Faint hairlines from past cleaning and circulation are also present, but nothing else worth noting. Sharply impressed by the dies, and a slightly better variety, with just 44 auction appearances noted in the extensive Bowers Borckardt survey. A good coin for the variety collector. Estimated Value $2,700 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,450
Lot 1774		1798 Draped Bust Dollar. Heraldic eagle reverse, close date. Sharpness of Fine-15 but the rim was lightly filed. This coin is a late die state example, with the heavy break through the C of AMERICA and two of the obverse stars very weak, as struck. Dark steel gray in color. The reverse rim has been lightly filed to remove bumps on the upper right, another bump resides over the U of UNITED. Otherwise, the surfaces are acceptable for the grade, and considering the die state, this makes for a great coin to study. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details	Realized $604
Lot 1775		1798 Draped Bust Dollar. Heraldic eagle reverse, close date. Sharpness of Fine-12 but holed and plugged. This one has been holed right of the date and plugged, and some rim bumps have been filed down. Toned a dark steel gray, and acceptable for what it is. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 1776		1798 Draped Bust Dollar. Heraldic eagle reverse, wide date, 13 arrows. ANACS graded AU-55. A condition rarity that is seldom offered above extremely fine, this coin is likely high in the Condition Census for the variety. The surfaces are generally untoned, with ample white luster to tease the eye. Well struck for the variety, this is Bowers die state IV, struck after the obverse had cracked, but before the dies were lapped. We note some scattered tick marks, one at the inner point of star six, one just above the head below the I of LIBERTY, and a couple in the field above Liberty's chest. On the reverse, we note some strange parallel lines running through the shield in line with the D of UNITED to the I of AMERICA, these may be adjustment marks that were nearly hidden by the strike, or some minor post minting contact, but they are clearly not from the dies. An important high grade specimen that will no doubt be eagerly sought-after by collectors. Estimated Value $3,500 - 5,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,370
Lot 1777		1798 Draped Bust Dollar. Heraldic eagle reverse, wide date, 13 arrows. ICG graded EF-45. Gunmetal gray toning throughout, with lighter gray on the upper devices that show wear. We note darker splashes of toning around the stars, otherwise the color is even. A glass will find moderate handling marks on Liberty as well as minor rim ticks, but these are not plain to the unaided eye. As a variety B-19 or BB-106 is scarce. Bowers and Borckardt report 39 auction appearances of this variety. The obverse die cracked early (none have been reported without the bisecting obverse break), through the spine of the E in LIBERTY, down through curls to the 1 in the date, and the left side of the die is weaker than the right where the crack passes. Due to the location of the die crack, Liberty's hair is always a touch weak, and hence few are found in high grades. Identifiable by a small tick right of the upper point of the fifth star and a rim tick above the E of LIBERTY and another between RT, on the reverse by a field nick at the left ribbon end. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1778		1798 Draped Bust Dollar. Heraldic eagle reverse, wide date, 13 arrows. EF-40. Lilac grey in toning with better than average surfaces for this coin. Note that the strike is sharp on Liberty's hair, and all but the highest curls show complete definition. As to handling marks, we see a few minor scrapes in the right field, and a shallow mark on Liberty's neck. Well struck on the reverse too, with full stars over the eagle and mottled dark grey to light gray toning. Free of rim marks or adjustment marks, and a very nice coin for the grade. The obverse appears to be a fairly early die state, while the reverse die shows numerous lumps and the lettering is drawn a bit towards the edge. Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1779		1799 Draped Bust Dollar. Normal date. PCGS graded AU-58. As a date, 1799 is the most "common" date found in high grades of the bust dollar series. But this is relative, to be sure, as the current PCGS Population Report shows only 38 graded as such, with 44 graded in various mint state grades. In total, that's less than 100 coins! This particular one had steel gray and gold toning throughout over lustrous fields. As to the surfaces, they are very nice for even this high grade, and all collectors will love the coin. Further, it is a late die state with a healthy die crack through the legend on the reverse. Softly struck on the central reverse stars, which is unusual for a 1799, as most are found boldly struck. A rare opportunity, and probably one of the finest known of the variety. Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $7,188
Lot 1780		1799 Draped Bust Dollar. Normal date. ANACS graded AU-55. Here is a very significant coin for the advanced specialist. This is the second rarest variety of the 22 known die combinations struck during 1799, just behind the BB-151 or B-13 variety as rarest. Further, this coin is well up in the Condition Census for the variety, behind a single mint state coin, and an early die state coin (AU-55), this coin falling in the top half dozen and perhaps as high as the top three for the variety. In color, we note a golden gray tone over luster in the fields, and the strike is sharp and complete. Struck soon after the reverse die cracked between the ED of UNITED through the ribbon to wing of eagle, the crack is present, but not nearly as severe as seen on specimens struck later. We note a touch of multicolored hues below the eagle's tail near the rim. Identifiable by a small planchet flaw on the edge above the right side of the U of UNITED, and a small nick below the D of that word. On the obverse, we note a tiny field mark inside and above the third star, towards the ribbon end. Minor hairlines, as always, but these do not measurably detract. This is not the Terrill/Austin/Fairfield coin offered in various Bowers and Ruddy sales from the 1970s, and it is far better than the Very Fine Ostheimer coins (1975 ANA) or others offered over the years. No prior pedigree information has been found on this specimen. Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,175
Lot 1781		1799 Draped Bust Dollar. Normal date. ANACS graded AU-50. This is a wonderful late die state example of this fairly common variety. It is BB-160 die state IV, with several die cracks on the obverse. For the die state, this coin is scarce in this grade, and would certainly satisfy even the most advanced collector. Minimal wear on the highest points of Liberty, with luster and light silvery-gray shades throughout. We note the usual light hairlines, which are present on the surfaces of this and virtually every other silver coin of the era. Clean rims and fields for the grade. The raised rim area on the obverse near stars two through four is not a rim bump, but a small rim cud which is seen on most of the late die state coins of this variety, and is frequently mislabeled a rim bump. This is a nice coin the collector who loves broken and cracked dies. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,335
Lot 1782		1799 Draped Bust Dollar. Normal date. PCGS graded EF-45. Although the PCGS insert says "8X5 Stars" this clearly is not that variety, and someone simply used the wrong code number when this coin was being encapsulated. Steel gray in color with slightly darker tones around the periphery. Sharply impressed by the dies, as are most 1799 dollars, and all the stars, clouds and devices are clear to view. A problem free example that is perfect for a type collector. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,530
Lot 1783		1799 Draped Bust Dollar. Normal date. EF-45. A scarce variety that is a bit tough to find this nice. Examination of the surfaces will note minor handling marks on both sides, and the coin is a bit more scuffy than average. Cleaned and retoned, as seen on virtually all early silver coins. Toned with pleasant gold and blue shades, with darker areas around the periphery and some lighter patches on both sides. Identifiable by a tiny rim tick above the R of LIBERTY and a hidden pin prick at the back of Liberty's eye. An intermediate die state with light reverse cracks through the lettering. An acceptable coin for this variety, in a good collector grade. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,783
Lot 1784		1799 Draped Bust Dollar. 8 stars left, 5 right. NGC graded AU-50. The curious feature here is the 8 X 5 stars on the obverse, this arrangement was only used on this die to make silver dollars. No other bust dollar die of any date employs this star arrangement. Perhaps the engraver had been working on an eagle die, or half eagle obverse die, both of which employed stars so arranged. Long listing in the Guide Book has increased interest in the variety, and few have been found in high grades such as this. In particular we note that this coin has silvery-white luster in the fields, and delicate toning around the devices. On the reverse faint vertical adjustment marks can be seen at the center. The rim is irregular above the T of LIBERTY, and this is likely where a tiny rim bump was filed off or a small planchet lamination resides, as the dentils are sunken at the rim. The surfaces show fine hairlines from either circulation or a gentle cleaning, but make no bones about it, this is a highly appealing coin and one that is seldom found in About Uncirculated grades. Estimated Value $2,800 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,220
Lot 1785		1800 Draped Bust Dollar. PCGS graded AU-55. Bolender describes this coin as a Rarity-1, but it probably should be up a notch or two from that as they are not that plentiful. Here is a very high grade example. The surfaces are steel gray in color and the coin retains luster in the fields after limited circulation and handling. Bust dollars are very hard to find in these high grades, PCGS has graded 26 in AU-55, with 17 graded AU-58 above, and only 9 coins in various mint state grades of the date. When it comes to varieties, very few of any given die pairing are found in high grades. Over the past few years, the coin market has begun to recognize and appreciate the true rarity of these early dollars and has started to price the accordingly. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1786		1800 Draped Bust Dollar. PCGS graded AU-55. Toned with deep shades of gunmetal gray with hints of steel blue. Well struck by the dies with no signs of weakness anywhere to be found. Liberty's curls are especially well defined, and only a touch of wear can be seen. There is a faint die crack through the last 0 of the date up to Liberty's chin curling over to the tenth star. Minor hairlines can be seen in the fields, but they are toned over and scarcely visible. Only 26 in this grade category, and not many graded higher as noted herein. Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000. Ex Kevin Anderson collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,750
Lot 1787		1800 Draped Bust Dollar. ICG graded VF-35. A scarce variety and this coin is probably in the top 20 known. Toned deep gray color, and we note a dull hidden scratch below Liberty's throat, and another on her cheek, as well as some faint marks before her face and above in the field. We note a minor die crack through AMERI and above CA, as usual for the variety. In an ICG holder which incorrectly identifies this as a "B-5, BB-189". Estimated Value $1,250 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,380
Lot 1788		1800 Draped Bust Dollar. "Dotted date" from die breaks. PCGS graded AU-50. This one has vivid blues and golds in somewhat mottled formations on both sides. The dotted date variety came about as the die steel apparently had bubbles in it around the date area, and as coins were struck the bubbles sank, taking the surface of the die with them, and causing the raised dots around the date and other areas of the coin. Examination will note some hairlines on the surfaces, and this one should be inspected carefully as the colors are pretty unusual. Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,910
Lot 1789		1800 Draped Bust Dollar. Only 10 arrows. NGC graded AU-50. Rare in this grade, this variety is seldom found in high grades, and just a couple are known in about uncirculated, with none known in full mint state. Frosty mint luster on both sides, with a delicate golden tone which enhances the devices. A decent strike for this variety, which is usually found weak on Liberty's hair. A couple of very trivial rim ticks are noted for accuracy, on either side of the first A of AMERICA. Struck from a clashed reverse die, with the outline of Liberty's bust through OF, as seen on most. One other minor tick mark is noted on the left side of the eagle's breast. A rarity in this grade and well worth a premium for this scarce variety. Estimated Value $3,500 - 5,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,830
Lot 1790		1801 Draped Bust Dollar. PCGS graded AU-58 Flannagan. One of the finest graded of the date, PCGS in their Population Report notes just 6 graded this high, with 2 graded higher (both MS-62). The surfaces are resplendent in their beauty, deep golden toning surrounds and enhances the devices. Liberty herself is bathed in silvery gray, and the periphery is slightly darker shades of gold. Perfectly matched and balanced on the reverse. For the date, the strike is pretty good, with separation on Liberty's high curls. Most of the original luster is present and this coin is highly appealing to the eye and will no doubt bring a strong price as such. This is the usual die state with the crack down through STA to the clouds, and out the first A in AMERICA. An opportunity to put away a truly rare and barely appreciated date. Identifiable by a tiny dig on the second S of STATES at the top. Estimated Value $8,000 - 12,000. From the Flannagan collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,350
Lot 1791		1801 Draped Bust Dollar. ANACS graded AU-50. This is a rare later die state coin that is very scarce in high grade. The reverse die shows a sharp die crack through down through STA of STATES, into the clouds, eagle's wing and AM. Another faint crack is present along the left wing top feather, first cloud, star below, three center row stars above the eagle's head, and fourth star near the cloud where it ends in the cloud above. Another feature which is very unusual are the dentils clashed through the letters MERICA from the obverse die. While not the terminal state of the dies with the heavy swelling through AME, this is later than most found. Frosty luster throughout with bright gold toning on the obverse and reverse, fading to reddish hues at the rims. Minor hairlines from circulation but no marks worthy of note. An excellent coin for the advanced collector. Estimated Value $3,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,910
Lot 1792		1801 Draped Bust Dollar. VF-20. Steel gray and natural in appearance. The obverse is clean for the grade, and on the reverse we note a small rim tick below the U of UNITED, another past the D, and a bump between the right wing and the first A of AMERICA. On the right wing there is some roughness, probably from a rubber band exposure. Die crack on the reverse through STATES into the clouds below. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,610
Lot 1793		1801 Draped Bust Dollar. Sharpness of VG-8 but holed and plugged. This one has been holed and plugged through the R of LIBERTY, with the repair not all that skilled as such things go. The coin has been cleaned and retoned, and has the surfaces of a jewelry coin, with moderate handling marks on both sides. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 1794		1802/1 Draped Bust Dollar. Narrow date. ANACS graded EF-40. A rare coin in this grade and a variety that is seldom offered at all. Toned a medium gray in color, with hints of blue around the periphery of both sides. Typical handling marks, with some small rough areas hidden in Liberty's hair. We note that the rims and fields are generally well preserved, and no adjustment marks are present. During 1801, several obverse dies were prepared and dated, and apparently not used. When 1802 rolled around, 5 different obverse dies were repunched with a 2 over the final 1. These five different obverses were paired with two different reverse dies to create five varieties of overdates (Bolender 1, 2, 3, 4 and 9 and Bowers-Borckardt 231, 232, 233, 234 and 235). In terms of rarity, only the B-9 or BB-235 commands a big premium, while the rare B-1 and B-2 (BB-231 and 233) are finally starting to be recognized as rarities in their own rights. This particular coin is tied for fourth finest in the recent Bust Dollar survey, published by the John Reich Collector's Society in their Journal. We note that this coin is conservatively graded, and buyers would do well to make up their own mind about the grade (as always). Identifiable by a tiny pit at the top of the 1 in the date, and a minor tick at the center of the same digit, and a tiny dig just right of the upper loop of the B in LIBERTY. In the extensive auction survey done in the Bowers Borckardt book, only 39 auction appearances of this variety were noted from a survey of 701 auction sales through 1992. Estimated Value $1,750 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,955
Lot 1795		1802/1 Draped Bust Dollar. Wide date. ANACS graded EF-40. Well struck, even at the centers, and without a significant problem. A glass will note trivial cleaning hairlines, but nothing out of the ordinary here. Nice surfaces and rims, the only minor problem are some light planchet irregularities on the obverse, mostly hidden in Liberty's hair and just above her head. Steel gray in color, with lighter gray devices. Similar to the BB-231 or B-1 in this sale, both are scarce, and likely at the lower end of the Condition Census for the variety. Identifiable by a small horizontal nick at the base of Liberty's neck. Estimated Value $1,750 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,300
Lot 1796		1802 Draped Bust Dollar. Narrow normal date. PCGS graded EF-40. Toned a medium steel gray and we note some stray surface marks, and a thin pin scratch through Liberty's nose extending either direction, but a strong glass is needed to see it. Moderate ticks on both sides, and one of the most common varieties of all bust dollars. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,840