Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 36

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Bust Dollars

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3015		1795. BB-21, B-1, Rarity 2. Sharpness of AU-55. Harshly cleaned long ago. Some faint adjustment marks on the obv. rim around 11 o'clock. A flashy well struck example with toning resting within the devices. Well detailed for this more difficult draped bust, small eagle Type, with strong highlights indicated by Liberty's full hair curls and drapery that add considerably to the appeal of this coin. On the reverse stands an eagle whose features are ideally impressive for the design: clear breast feathers and nice wings and feet, as well as a clear eye and beak. Only 42,378 pieces struck of this transitional design. Estimated Value $10,000 - 11,000. The Victor Kramer Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $19,550
Lot 3016		1795. BB-51; B-14 R2. PCGS graded EF-40. Original grey toning on both sides. Nice details for the grade, and another very pleasing example of the BB-51 "off center" bust variety with small eagle reverse (PCGS # 96858) . Believing that Flowing Hair dollars were made at the Mint at least through early autumn 1795, and Draped Bust dollars were made after that, Walter Breen, in his Encyclopedia, estimated that the mintage through and including October 10, 1795, consisted of Flowing Hair dollars, to the extent of 160,295 pieces, and that the last two deliveries of the year, on October 17 and 24, amounting to 42,738 coins, consisted of the Draped Bust type. Estimated Value $7,000 - 7,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,050
Lot 3017		1795. Off-center bust. BB-51; B-14 R2. NGC graded AU-55. Light silver toning with a hint of gold here and there. Some luster still evident, but best of all is the smooth state of the fields and devices, which are free of the usual hack marks and pits. Moreover, the devices are in excellent shape, finely detailed down to the smallest element in Liberty's hair curls. Pop 7; 2 in 58; 1 in 61; 1 in 62. This year introduces a new bust of Liberty facing right, the hair tied up in a ribbon at back. The bust was not properly centered in the die work on BB-51, being set too far to the left. The highest wave of the hair is under the B of Liberty. Lowest curl is distant from 1 in 1795. Star 1 touches curl. This obverse die was used to strike 1795 BB-51 only. Also introduced in combination with the draped bust is a reformulated small eagle, differently styled than on any of the preceding varieties. The letters in the legend are small; the eagle stands on clouds. Around is a wreath composed of a palm branch (right) and olive branch (left), the latter with seven berries. A short, prominent die scratch extends up to left from tip of right, inside leaf below (observer's) left wing. Berry under A of STATES; a quick way to identify this reverse. This reverse die is one of the more remarkable ones as it survived a long time as indicated by the pairing with these obverses: 1795 BB-51; 1796 BB-62, BB-63, and BB-66; 1797 BB-72; and 1798 BB-81. Estimated Value $13,000 - 15,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $14,375
Lot 3018		1795. Off-center bust. BB-51; B-14 R2. NGC graded AU-50. Light even toning on both sides with especially clean surfaces plus outstanding visual appeal from the sharp relief seen on both sides. Best of all is the state of the rims, which are full and problem-free. Pop 6; 11 finer for the variety at NGC. Henry DeSaussure, the Mint Director, responding to criticisms of the Robert Scot design of 1794-5, had a new obverse made based upon a drawing by Gilbert Stuart, the prominent portrait artist whose Washington likeness appears on the $1 bill. It is believed the model for the obverse was Mrs. William Bingham, a famous belle of the day and friend of both Washington and Jefferson. The dies were done by Jacob Eckstein, a German-born specialist, in September to October 1795; he was probably responsible for the redesign of the reverse as well which was undertaken at the same time. The revised reverse quite possibly was designed to allow fuller striking of both sides with the new obverse; the old reverse would have been so placed as to leave the eagle almost headless on most normal strikes.) The first strikes of the new design took place in October 1795. Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,925
Lot 3019		1795. 2 leaves beneath each wing. BB-52, B-15, Rarity 2. Sharpness of EF-45. Cleaned long ago, now lightly toned an attractive mellow lilac deepening around the borders. A very respectable example of this popular design, a showy example of this flowing hair silver dollar, and one with a cocktail of underlying luster, frosty to satiny, that breathes scorching life into the extremely bold highlights, which are nicely struck with crisp details aplenty. And yes, this piece may have been cleaned at one time, showing evidence of it in the faint hairlines and uneven color, but the compensating features such as the bold relief and excellent visual appeal are what sway us to recommend it to bidders. (Many of these early pieces, especially the 1795 flowing hairs, due to their high relief on Liberty's hair, tend to show little or no detail in this area even on only lightly circulated specimens. The present example is a bold exception.). Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,500. The Victor Kramer Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,350
Lot 3020		1796. Small date, large letters. BB-61; B-4 R3. NGC graded AU-50. Very attractive even original toning on both sides with rich shades of "old silver" and golden brown dancing a minuette around the iridescent splashes of blue. The reverse is a little lighter, but both sides are charmingly original, and all devices are very nicely impressed by the dies. A few light adjustment lines in the hair and neck, but otherwise the surface is extremely clean for this very difficult small eagle Type. Pop 3; 5 finer for the variety at NGC. Bowers reports: "The 1796 BB-61 dollar is the most common variety of the year. An estimated 1,250 to 2,000 specimens exist. Most are in middle circulated grades, with VF being the median. EF coins turn up with regularity in dealers' stocks and auctions and make a nice "type" coin. In AU or better grade 1796 BB-61 is very rare. A few prooflike specimens exist, possibly made as presentation coins (cf. Walter H. Breen's Proof coins Encyclopedia, p. 35, where he states that he saw two pieces earlier, and "would like to see the pieces again to verify that they have the quality of surface and striking characteristic of actual presentation pieces of the period"). I am not aware of any special occasion in 1796 which would have called for prooflike silver dollars." Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $12,075
Lot 3021		1796. Small date, large letters. BB-61; B-4 R3. NGC graded AU-50. Nice even silver and light hint of gold toning; a few small marks at the nick and throat but these are easily overlooked. Pop 3; 5 finer for the variety at NGC. As is the case with the majority of the outstanding draped bust, small eagle coins offered in the sale, this has very attractive toning, similarly attractive surfaces and rims, and the right "look" to draw attention from every corner of the room. All too many of these early bust dollars have been cleaned or touched up, it is a treat for us to be able to present to bidders such a fresh selection of dates and die varieties. If only you could sit down with the coins in your library and hear them tell their story. We wonder which would be the most interesting! Few collectors are in a position to purchase more than one or two prime examples at one time, but hadn't you better get out there and place your bid before these are history? Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $13,800
Lot 3022		1796. Small date, large letters. BB-61; B-4 R3. NGC graded EF-40. Mostly untoned. Pop 4; 16 finer for the variety at NGC. Modest amounts of wear on the tops of the curls and along the drapery, the eagle on this variety is definitely better struck than on some of these very scarce small eagle dollars of 1795-98. A handsome coin all around, with smooth surfaces plus defect-free rims. Just the thing for the advanced collector. (There is only one report of a 1796 BB-61 dollar certified in Mint condition by NGC and none for PCGS. Despite this, Dave Bowers located enough offerings of 1796 BB-61 dollars described as Mint State over the years that in his 1993 Encyclopedia he listed the Condition Census as "63-60 (multiples)" and was able to list eight different specimens that had been described as Mint State over the years.). Estimated Value $7,000 - 7,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $7,763
Lot 3023		1796. Large date, small letters. NGC graded AU-55. Light gold and grey toning. Well struck with some luster evident. A glistening golden gray example with a luxurious display of bright smooth surface, pale gray toning both sides. Nicely struck by the dies, indeed much more fully so than an just about any other small eagle variety in the series, 1795-98, so at eagle's breast and head we see outstanding detail, plus full raised stars and hair curls on the obverse acting to enhance the beauty all the more. The "large" size of the date is not immediately obvious, but upon study, the digits are indeed slightly larger, and are in the numeral size used the following year, 1797. The 6 in date plainly shows it was double punched; this is visible at the underside of the top of the 6 and the upper inside of the bottom loop. Stars at right are very closely spaced and touch or nearly touch their neighboring stars. Highest wave of hair is below upright of E and is very indistinct, probably due to very light relapping. As the numerals bear a close relationship to those used in 1797, this obverse die was probably the final die cut in the 1796 year. Further, the lower right tip of R in LIBERTY is broken; the latest state of any of the four 1796 obverses. Obverse die used to strike 1796 BB-65 only. REVERSE D: Small letters. Leaf under A of STATES. Seven large berries in wreath, and a very small 8th berry is made to show on inside stem of lowest sprig of leaves on left. Pop 16; 11 finer. Estimated Value $15,000 - 20,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $23,000
Lot 3024		1796. Large date, small letters. BB-65; B-5 R4. PCGS graded EF-45. Beutiful original toning with grey and blue colors, the iridescent accents at the rims giving it an especially attractive appearance. Pop 13; 21 finer at PCGS. Adding to those results, a word about strike: this piece has all but needle-sharp devices, with gorgeous detail on the hair and "lovelock" curl at the neck, nearly complete set of stars, outstanding wing and breast detail on the eagle, plus nice leaves in the two halves of the wreath (laurel on the left, palm branch on the right). The small blob of metal at IC of AMERICA is diagnostic of this reverse die and caused by breakage at this point in the steel die (PCGS # 6861) . Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,970
Lot 3025		1796. Large date, small letters. BB-65; B-5 R4. NGC graded EF-40. Light even toning on both sides, primarily antique gray with subtle purplish brown tint. Nice details for the grade as well, there is a small defect or mark on the rim above the 5th star, but elsewhere the rims are smooth and beautifully round while the main devices show determination by the dies. Only the neck-to-foot diagonal of the eagle shows any weakness in the design, the rest is normal circulation wear. On the reverse, there is a small dent or planchet defect above D in UNITED, again this isn't important in the overall appearance. BB-65 has a raised blob of metal at IC of AMERICA, as struck. Pop 5; 9 finer for the variety at NGC. Quickly identifiable by a lump at right top of I in AMERICA; this lump does not touch C in the earlier state of the dies. Note: This is the third and final Small Letters reverse die in the series. Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3026		1797. 9 stars left, 7 right, small letters. B-2 R4. PCGS graded EF-45. Light grey toning on both sides and an attractive example of this scarce draped bust, small eagle Type. The mintage is reported as 7,776 pieces this year, but die research and population figures seem to point to a larger numer in line with the scarcity of the 1796 small eagle issue. Be that as it may, this piece has streaky gray toning with weak detail on the hair and drapery, also the eagle is very bluntly struck, as commonly occurs with Bolender-2. Pop 5; 5 finer. No mint state examples graded by PCGS. (PCGS # 6866) . Estimated Value $15,000 - 18,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $18,975
Lot 3027		1797. 9 stars left, 7 right, large letters. BB-73; B-1 R3. NGC graded AU-50. Light greyish toning, somewhat rough in areas due to worn dies (typical for BB-73 coinage). The centers have a few weak areas, as always. Pop 6; 13 finer for the variety. Bowers has this to say about 1797 BB-73 in his encyclopedia: "The 1797 BB-73 dollar is usually seen with broad borders, a feature particularly noticeable on the obverse, where the denticles are prominently featured, but also to an extent on the reverse. The reverse is usually not as well defined as the obverse, due to the relatively low relief of the eagle motif. However, the breast feathers and other reverse details are usually excellent in higher grade specimens of earlier die states. Together with BB-71, the BB-73 is one of the two most available varieties of the year; both BB-73 and BB-71 are much more plentiful than BB-72." Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3028		1797. 10 stars left, 6 right. BB-71; B-3 R3. PCGS graded AU-50. Well struck with nice toning on both sides. Some luster evident on this highly attractive draped bust, small eagle dollar from 1797. The 10+6 star arrangement occurs only with t his variety and unlike other 1797 varieties, coins from this die tend to be well struck. The present example has outstanding reverse detail including much of the breast, a full eye and nasal opening, with nicely formed beak, legs, and feet. Well worth the little extra price it will take to acquire this for your silver dollar collection. Pop 7; 27 finer at PCGS. (PCGS # 6865) . The Treaty of Tripoli (a peace treaty between the United States and Tripoli) was signed at Algiers in January 1797. Monetarily, The Bank of England (then as today, the central bank of Great Britain) issued its first one pound note (discontinued March 11, 1988). Estimated Value $10,000 - 11,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $12,650
Lot 3029		1797. 10 stars left, 6 right. BB-71; B-3 R3. NGC graded EF-45. Small planchet flaw at 11:00 obv rim. Light greyish toning. An hard to believe array of positive features supports the well defined relief features of this scarce 1797 silver dollar. Nicely struck with the design comparable to the best preserved specimens of this date, and only minor soft detail in the centers. Pop 17; 16 finer for the variety at NGC. Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3030		1797. 10 stars left, 6 right. BB-71; B-3; R3. NGC graded EF-40. Light even grey toning. A very attractive early small eagle dollar with old gray patina that is the kind that shows its age naturally, without imposing itself on the viewer; pewter to deeper gray surfaces that show smoothness atop the hard-working design elements beneath. Some weak spots in strike is seen at the center as always, but all in all a coin positioned to become a strong foundation for collection of bust silver dollars. Pop 8; 33 finer for the variety for the variety at NGC. Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $7,763
Lot 3031		1798. Small eagle, 15 stars on obverse. BB-81; B-2 R5. PCGS graded EF-40. Nice light gold and grey toning. Very good hair details for the grade. Nice eye appeal. Rarely does the collect have the opportunity to choose among so many high-quality, naturally toned silver dollars of this design. Here, we offer an attractively toned example whose color spans both sides in a balanced display. Both crisply struck and problem-free, what an ideal selection to represent the scarce 15 stars draped bust, small eagle variety! Pop 8; 16 finer for the date at PCGS. (PCGS # 6868) . According to reports, the large coinage of silver dollars in 1798 and 1799 had an unexpected side issue: in those days, it had been the practice for importers of foreign-made goods to tender Spanish dollars in exchange, but the availability of the American coin in these two years made it easier to use the domestic money. Many American dollars were sent to the port of Canton in China to pay for Asian luxury goods. These dollars rarely returned. American dollars also found their way to the West Indies where they were exchanged for Spanish portrait and "pillar" dollars. Estimated Value $8,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $9,200
Lot 3032		1798. Small eagle, 13 stars on obverse. BB-82; B-1 R4. NGC graded AU-55. Nice sharp strike with even natural toning on both sides. The color ranges from pleasing "old silver" and steel gray to lighter, characteristic "rubbed silver" accents on the high points -- very typical of a carefully preserved early silver coin. And very scarce and seldom offered this nice! Pop 3; 1 in 60. 13 Stars (standard star count of the year), arranged 7 left and 6 right. Close date, knob 9, figures 98 close. This obverse die was used to strike 1798 BB-82 (earlier use) and BB-91 (later use). It is matched with Reverse B having a small eagle, large letters style like that of 1797. In fact, this piece is struck from the same die used to strike 1797 BB-73. Eight berries in left branch. Lowest berry near ribbon bow is on inside of wreath. E of STATES lightly repunched. A leaf points to the left corner of the I in UNITED, another leaf points to the left corner of the first T in STATES while another leaf points to the very end of the O in OF. Another leaf is positioned away from the R in AMERICA. A scarce, and therefore desirable, transition type between the small eagle style of 1795-98 and the soon to replace heraldic eagle motif of 1798-1803. Estimated Value $20,000 - 25,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $24,150
Lot 3033		1798. Large eagle, 10 arrows. BB-96; B-6 R3. NGC graded AU-55. Light even silver and gold toning on a base of neutral dove-gray. Has nice eye appeal and many areas of silvery bloom. The centers, while not sharply impressed by the dies, are nevertheless in outstanding condition given the sometimes poor quality of these 1798 dollars. Pop 3; 2 in 58; none higher. Knob 9 in date; 13 stars. This obverse die was used to strike 1798 BB-95 (early state only) and BB-96 (early state and late state). It is combined with Reverse F whose large letters reverse is from the 1796 type font (larger interior space in A, open S, etc.); 5 lines in each vertical shield element. This was believed to be one of the first heraldic eagle reverse dies cut in early 1798. Estimated Value $7,500 - 8,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,200
Lot 3034		1798. Large eagle, close date. BB-124; B-24 R2. PCGS graded AU-55. Mostly untoned with luster still visable, although some light adjustment lines are present as well, mainly on the obverse and primarily in Liberty's hair. Well struck for the type, this has a pointed 9 in the date (the earliest 1798 issues had a knobbed 9 as a carryover from 1795-97). Pop 48; 38 finer for the date. (PCGS # 6873) . Estimated Value $7,500 - 8,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $9,545
Lot 3035		1798. Large eagle, close date. BB-123; B-25 R4. PCGS graded EF-40. Blundered star reverse. Origianl grey toning on both sides. A well preserved "old silver" gray toned specimen with a grand display of detail from its nicely struck devices; more more fully than others this year, well placed to persuade (dare we say "beguile"?) most bidders at this affordable grade level (PCGS # 6873) . Estimated Value $3,400 - 3,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,565
Lot 3036		1798. Large eagle, close date. BB-125. PCGS graded VF-35. Nice even original grey toning on both sides with clean surfaces for the grade and general eye-appeal that should have collectors interested in placing a bid (PCGS # 6873) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,220
Lot 3037		1798. Large eagle, close date. BB-122. PCGS graded Fine-15. Unusual green and bluish toning on both sides from earlier cleaning; russet brown around the peripheries. A damage-free bust dollar from the first year that the mint struck the large or "heraldic" eagle Type (PCGS # 6873) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,093
Lot 3038		1798. Large eagle, wide date, 13 arrows. BB-105; B-23 R3. NGC graded AU-58. Lovely natural toning with some luster visable. If you are the type of person who takes a little pencil from your pocket and makes a rapid note on your cuff, then make a note of this: the 1798 BB-105 silver dollar being sold in this lot is a genuinely attractive, naturally toned specimen that'll open eyes among the cognoscenti of American numismatics. For it is, without question, a fresh, clean, mar-free example, something so thrilling that any collector young or old would sell his soul to own! Pop 1; 1 in 61; 1 in 65. Among the finest known for the variety. Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,638
Lot 3039		1798. Large eagle, wide date, 13 arrows. BB-122; B-14 R-3. NGC graded AU-58. Point 9. Well struck with exquisite dark blue and golden toning. Some luster still visable in and around the main devices. Pop 2; 1 in 63. Among the finest known for the variety. Everybody who studies early silver dollars has something to say on the subject. The photos, of course, speak for themselves; the coin is richly deserving special attention. This is what Bowers has this to say in his monumental guide to early bust dollars: "Somewhere in the range of 350 to 550 1798 BB-122 dollars are believed to exist. The variety is very rare above EF and may be unknown in Mint State. The distribution of available specimens is heavily weighted toward the low end of the Very Fine category." Note that (on your cuff, if you've a mind to): "very rare above EF." Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $19,550
Lot 3040		1798. Large eagle, wide date, 13 arrows. BB-104, B-22. PCGS graded AU-50. Very rare in high grade. A luminous toned of optimum quality for the grade: The luster that is retained around the devices is unbeatable for the AU50 grade, as well, and the strike is outstanding, being quite crisp and full in all places. Watch the activity on this coin when it sells! Pop 3; 15 finer. (PCGS # 6877) . Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $10,063
Lot 3041		1798. Large eagle, wide date, 13 arrows. BB-105; B-23; R3. NGC graded AU-55. Point 9. Lovely light gold and silver toning; weakly struck on the eagle's wing at right although well struck in other areas. 1798 BB-105 shares honors with BB-125 as one of the two most plentiful varieties of year and it is one of the most widely available early dollars of any date. An estimated 850 to 1,500 are believed to exist according to the Bowers die variety guide. "Most are in lower grades. In AU and Mint State grades it is rare." Pop 2; 3 finer for the variety at NGC. Estimated Value $7,500 - 8,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3042		1798. Large eagle, wide date, 13 arrows. BB-109, B-10, Rarity 5. NGC graded EF-45. Lovely blue iridescence at the rims. A refreshingly attractive example of this scarcer variety with the pointed 9, wide date of 1798, something for the specialist of this actively collected series. A few adjustment marks on the shield but struck with systematic exactness throughout, if one ignores the central part of the the eagle's neck where a somewhat rounded impression was left by the dies, affecting a few letters in E PLURIBUS UNUM which are indistinct. From the Bowers encyclopedia: "1798 BB-109 is another scarce issue. I estimate that 75 to 125 exist, nearly all of which are in lower grades. Opinions concerning the rarity of this variety have been the subject of debate. Bolender suggested Rarity-4 (76 to 200 known, if he used the Sheldon Scale), which may be correct at the rarer end of the spread. Others have suggested that fewer than 30 exist. BB-109 is always weakly struck on the eagle and at the center of the bust." Pop 1; 2 finer; 1 in AU53; 1 in MS62. Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,175
Lot 3043		1799. BB-157; B-5 R2. PCGS graded AU-58. Nice light silver and gold toning. Well struck with some luster still visible. A very attractive example in high grade. Pop 66. On this well-known reverse, U in UNITED imperfect, the vertical element being cut off at the upper left side, taking with it the upper left serif; a defective punch was employed (used on three different dies to strike BB-157; BB-158, BB-159, BB-160, and BB-161; and BB-168). Leaf points almost under left side of upright of I in AMERICA. All six upper stars touch clouds, the two on right each having two points touching, and other four have one point touching (the star that is below clouds 2-3 nearly touches 3). Far right edge of A is over junction of clouds 3 and 4. Point of star touches point of lower part of eagle's beak; ray points directly to center of left upright of U in PLURIBUS. A touches third feather. The reverse is similar to the die used to coin BB-158 (PCGS # 6878) . Estimated Value $8,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $12,075
Lot 3044		1799. BB-158, B-16, Rarity 2. Sharpness of AU-55. Cleaned long ago. Boldly struck on a lovely clean planchet which means this is a flahy example. Bright in the centers. Attractively toned around the borders as though having been in an old coin album, as indeed it was: Part of a type set housed in an old Wayte Raymond board for over 50 years! Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000. The Victor Kramer Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $15,525
Lot 3045		1799. BB-165; B-8A R3. NGC graded EF-45. Moderate dark grey toning on both sides. Pop 1; 5 finer for the variety at NGC. Another fashionably original toned specimen of an early silver dollar, this piece having the charm of an uncleaned, injury free specimen. Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,990
Lot 3046		1799. BB-160; B-12 R3. NGC graded EF-45. No berries. Light shades of grey and gold toning. Pop 3; 7 finer at NGC for the variety. A splendid combination of original surfaces, color, advantageous strike definition, and choice rims give this the nod over others in its class. BB-160 has the interesting No Berries branch. U in UNITED is defective at upper left part, which is cut off due to defective punch. Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,220
Lot 3047		1799. BB-154, B-18, Rarity 5. PCGS graded EF-45. Nicely toned. A pleasing "old silver" toned example of the last silver dollar of the 1700s. Smooth gray finish accented by some deeper shades of gray at the stars give ample evidence that is remains in its original, uncleaned condition. Sharply struck for the date, easily finer in sharpness than most of this variety. There are only a few faint old marks on Liberty's neck barely discernible underneath the toning. Pop 156; 398 finer. (PCGS # 6878) . Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,600
Lot 3048		1799. BB-166; B-9 R1. PCGS graded VF-35. Even shades of grey toning on both sides. A high degree of original surface distinguishes the uncleaned character of this piece from others of the date which are less attractive even though technically in similar grade. Collectors familiar with the series will recognize this difference at once (PCGS # 6878) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,875
Lot 3049		1799. BB-168, B-22, Rarity 5. NGC graded Fine-15. Reverse die break extends horizontally from the E of UNITED to the M of AMERICA on this Rare variety. Mostly untoned, the surface is smoothly preserved with no noticeable marks or rim bruises (an ideal situation for such a scarce variety). With a known population estimated to be in the range of 300 to 500 coins, 1799 BB-168 is at once elusive but sufficiently available that every serious specialist can own one. Most specimens are in lower grades through VF. EF coins are very rare. Estimated Value $2,400 - 2,600. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3050		1799. BB-155, B-19, Rarity 5. PCGS graded Fine-15. Approx 110 in existense. One of the rare die varieties this year (estimated population of 70 to 110 according to Bowers). Lightly cleaned long ago, there is also some faint striation in the obverse surface (as made), but the rims are choice, the devices complete for a coin in Fine quality. 1799 BB-155 (old Bolender-19) is one of the key rarities of the year. "I believe that only 70 to 110 exist today," explains Bowers in his silver dollar encyclopedia. "Most examples of the 1799 BB-155 dollar are in lower grades through EF. Only a few AU and Mint State coins exist." Pop 70. (PCGS # 6878) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 3051		1799. BB-163 Rarity 3. NGC graded VF-30. Light golden brown toning on both sides deepens to natural old-silver gray at the rims. There is a small edge bump over star 3, but generally the rims are choice, as are the fields on both sides. A little weakness found on the upper chest andneck of the eagle (though with full E PLURIBUS UNUM visible on the scroll). NGC has graded 23 pieces of BB-163. Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,840
Lot 3052		1799. BB-163; B-10 R2. PCGS graded VF-25. Light even grey toning on both sides. An appealing specimen of this year (PCGS # 6878) . In 1799, Congress suspended all trade with France and her colonies. During the warlike tensions that ensued, the frigate Constellation captured the French sailing ship Insurgente. In March of that year, President John Adams appointed William Varns Murray to be the new Minister to France. Murray headed a peace commission which ended hostilities with France. Also this year, on December 14, George Washington died of a severe throat infection, following a cold caught while riding around his farm in the rain and snow. (An Alexandria, Virginia newspaper published in its entirety the report submitted by the attending physicians.). Estimated Value $1,700 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,783
Lot 3053		1799. 7 stars left, 6 right. BB-161; B-23 R4. PCGS graded AU-55. Even light golden toning on both sides, beautifully original, well balanced, with grand eye appeal. Furthermore, the strike is very crisp and detailed for a dollar minted in 1799. The holder shows 8 X 5 stars which is wrong, since this is BB-159 with only 5 stars to right of bust. The obverse stars are arranged eight to the left and five to the right; the only 1799 with this peculiar arrangement. The reason for this configuration is unknown. Bowers suggests it may have been a blundered die, or the engraver may have accidentally punched the eight stars on the left after just having cut a die for a 1799 $10 gold coin (all of which have stars arranged 8x5 this year) (PCGS # 6881) . Estimated Value $7,500 - 8,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 3054		1799. 8 stars left, 5 right. BB-159; B-23, Rarity 4. PCGS graded VF-35. Medium russet gray patina, a well struck, carefully preserved example of the famous variety. Only 5 stars to right of bust. The obverse stars are arranged eight to the left and five to the right; the only 1799 with this peculiar arrangement. The reason for this configuration is not known. It may have been a blundered die, or the engraver may have accidentally punched the eight stars on the left after just having cut a die for a 1799 $10 gold coin (all of which have stars arranged 8x5 this year). He would then have been forced to complete the die using only five stars on the right. Given the care taken to prepare other dies at the Mint for dollar coinage this year, the 8x5 stars blunder is all the more remarkable (PCGS # 6878) . Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 3055		1799, 9 over 8. 15 stars on reverse. BB-141; B-3 R3. NGC graded AU-55. Well struck and lightly toned with brownish gray accents on the cheek, shoulder, and hair tops as well as the wings and other high points of the reverse. Luster still visable around the main devices. An attractive, problem free dollar. Pop 3; 6 finer at NGC. An unusual variety with a lot of charm to it. In the date 1799, the last 9 is punched over previous 8, and definitive as such; the only overdate die of the year. Last 9 of date very close to bust. Stars very close together. Letters of LIBERTY are widely spaced. Die flaws at left base of E, under RT, and above R. The same obverse die was shared to coin BB-141, BB-142, and BB-143. This die was not used to strike 1798 dollars before it was overdated. Obverse die used to strike BB-141 (1st use), BB-142 (2nd use), and BB-143 (relapped; 3rd use). It is mated to Reverse A which has 15 stars on reverse; this is definitive, although to the uninitiated the two extra stars are not readily seen, at least at first. The two supernumerary stars are nearly lost in cloud 1 and cloud 8, and just the points show. The one protruding from the bottom of cloud 1 is the most easily seen. Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3056		1799, 9 over 8. 13 stars on reverse. BB-143; B-2 R4. NGC graded AU-55. Deep original russet and gray toning with luster visible. Like a gold-medallist, the obverse die that struck this got a good workout: used to strike BB-141 (1st use), BB-142 (2nd use), and BB-143 (relapped; 3rd use). 1799/8 BB-143 is the scarcest of the three overdate die varieties this year. Estimates are that 250 to 450 of this variety exist. This estimate, if accurate, makes BB-143 at least twice as elusive as BB-142 and about three times harder to find than BB-141. Equally important, unlike BB-142, the 1799/8 BB-143 variety is usually seen in lower grades. Most are Very Fine or less. Pop 2; none finer for the variety graded at NGC. Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,775
Lot 3057		1800. BB-188; B-8 R2. NGC graded AU-55. Well struck with nice natural toning on both sides. Pop 2; 1 in 62. Among the finest know for the variety This smart-looking coin has great depth of detail from a sharp strike, showing full raised stars on the obverse, equally impressive curls and drapery folds, and full rim dentils. The reverse, as well, is exemplary for the 1800 issue, and both sides feature original "old silver" patina that is rich and rewarding to look at. If you have time for reflection, reflect on this: once the coin is sold, it may go into an established collection and not show again for years and years. We invite you to take the plunge with a firm bid so that others cannot lay hands on it and have it go out of your reach. The 1800 BB-188 dollar is on the scarce side. Perhaps 150 to 275 survive in all grades combined. Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3058		1800.B-187; B-16 R2. PCGS graded EF-45. Die II. Nice even toning on both sides. Nice attractive coin. Pop 81; for all varieties at PCGS, A smooth toned and desirable 1800 issue with a gradation toning on both sides that starts out deep at the rims and lightens inwards. The contact from the dies is above average here, though by no means complete, with perhaps a trifle bit of weakness at the right wing of the eagle. E PLURIBUS UNUM, while soft in areas, is still completely readable on this attractive specimen (PCGS # 6887) . Estimated Value $3,700 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,565
Lot 3059		1800. BB-193; B-13 R4. PCGS graded EF-40. Die State 1. Light even blue-grey topning. While bust silver dollars are altogether rare, their large size, handsome appearance when in higher grade like this 1800, and historic underpinnings to America's monetary system all create an allure that is universal among numismatists. We hope that bidders enjoy this and the other attractive specimens in this section of the sale. 1800 BB-193, as we know the variety today, is one of the more plentiful dollars of the year, and is about tied with BB-187 as the most widely available. An estimated 700 to 1,200 are known. Known also by its Bolender number 13, today, specialists recognize Bolender-18 as simply a later die state of Bolender-13, BB-193 (PCGS # 6887) . Estimated Value $3,500 - 3,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,220
Lot 3060		1800. BB-190; B-10 R3. NGC graded EF-40. Natural grey toning on both sides. One of several 1800-dated pieces in the sale, this coin exhibits smooth fields, generally well preserved if not quite "bold" devices, and natural eye-appeal that draws the collector to the series when a coin is well maintained as is the present one. On BB-190, the date is wide, 00 spread far apart, and the 8 too low. Estimated Value $3,500 - 3,700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,450
Lot 3061		1800. BB-193; B-13 R4. PCGS graded VF-25. Die IV. Shooting Star variety, so called from a raised line (from die clashing) at one star on the reverse below OF looking as though it were in motion with a comet-like tail. Even grey toning on both sides with a could of old marks on the neck. This later die-state coin has the obverse die beginning to fail at stars 2 and 3, which bulge outward slightly (and will be, in time, extensively bulged before the die completely failed) (PCGS # 6887) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,955
Lot 3062		1800. "Dotted date" from die breaks. BB-194; B-14 R3. PCGS graded AU-53. Mostly untoned with original luster well into the fields on both sides. More than this, the coin presents a very decent strike for the Type as well as for this particular variety. Pop 2; 5 in 55; 1 in 58; 1 in 64 graded for this variety at PCGS. Dotted date variety, that is, curious die breaks or cracks are visible inside and above first 0 in date. Tiny dot-like die breaks appear in many other places as well, particularly between L and I, under nose, before chin, below first star, and under the 6th and 7th stars. The steel used to make this die must have been substandard. Yet from the production numbers, it must have been able to withstand the constant pounding to strike these big pieces of silver. People nowadays talk a lot about the redistribution of wealth. Well, why not redistribute this handsome coin's ownership into your possession? A strong bid is required, that is obvious, but why not do so and enjoy the pleasant consequences (PCGS # 6889) . Estimated Value $6,500 - 7,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $7,188
Lot 3063		1800. "AMERICAI". BB-191; B-11, Rarity 5. PCGS graded VF-30. Popular red book variety. Numerous light adjustment marks and old hairlines on the face, with a small rim bruise over the 6th star. Medium gray with russet brown accents around the main devices. Typical strike definition for this interesting issue, most of Liberty's hair waves show, but with some weakness near the hair and on the curl that overlaps the neck (so-called "lovelock"). The reverse, which has more of a wood-grain finish to it, also has minor weakness in the upper right area of the shield, with attendant marks in the same location. This is the rarer of the two varieties of "Americai", the other being BB-192 (PCGS # 6892) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,530
Lot 3064		1801. BB-214; B-4 R5. NGC graded AU-55. Light silver gold toning on both sides. The surfaces are semi reflective and very choice for this later issue. BB-214 is struck from obverse 2: The distance from I in date to curl is a tiny fraction of the distance from star 8 to upper right serif of Y. So-called Close Date, figures evenly spaced. Pop 2; 1 in 64. Among the finest known for this variety. Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,350

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