Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 48

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

Draped Bust Dollars

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 912		1795 Flowing Hair Dollar. NGC graded VF-25 CAC Approved. Attractive multi-color iridescent toning about the borders on both sides. Smooth surfaces with even wear, freedom from injury or marks, and that best of all possible qualifications, aesthetic appeal. In fact, the beauty of this piece surpasses most others in this or slightly higher grade. Estimated Value $5,500 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 913		1795 Flowing Hair Dollar. NGC graded VF-30. 2 leaves. The flowing hair style was in production only in 1794 (a very expensive rarity) and 1795 (the usual date chosen by collectors). This is one of the more evenly balanced die varieties where the Liberty head is centrally placed within the ring of stars and LIBERTY, with widely spaced date digits below. There is some darker verdigris at the left side. The reverse has the most detail on the left wing, while typical for 1795 flowing hairs, the right wing shows only a few wing feathers mainly in towards the body. Choice rims and fields on both sides. Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,038
Lot 914		1795 Flowing Hair B-6, BB-25. Sharpness of Fine-12. Cleaned years ago. Edge flaws, but otherwise the surfaces are generally free from problems while all of the main design features are clearly visible. From the same obverse as BB-24 but combined with a new reverse with three leaves under each wing of eagle. 13 berries, seven on left branch, six on right. Two berries under first T in STATES, one on inside and one on outside of wreath. This reverse die used to strike 1795 BB-25, BB-26, and BB-27. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 915		1795 Flowing Hair 3 Leaves B-5, BB-27. ANACS graded Details of VG-7. Graffiti. Evenly worn and toned. As sometimes happens on many early bust coins, someone scratched some letters into the field on this piece below Liberty's chin. The base coin is not too overly worn, is light silver gray in color, and shows complete design outlines and full legends with date. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 916		1795 Flowing Hair B-5, BB-27. About Good-3. Toned and well worn. Some marks near Liberty's nose. This is the least expensive Flowing Hair variety, struck in large numbers from a pair of robust dies that outlasted virtually all other die marriages in the bust dollar series. Full date visible with most of the legends clear as well. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 917		1795 Flowing Hair Dollar. 3 leaves beneath each wing. . BB-27, B-5, Rarity-1. PCGS graded AU-58 B-5, BB-27, Rarity 1. A bold specimen that spares no compromises with its rich rustic golden to steel gray iridescence on both sides. Strike is much sharper than average for the issue (note the raised die line behind the head, a diagnostic of this BB-27 variety). The only weakness results from some criss-cross adjustment lines in the hair. Luster on both sides. Pop 44; 20 finer. (PCGS # 6852) . A well-liked die variety, Liberty's flowing hair is in six curls, the 3rd and 4th close together; the 4th has a tiny curved "tail" extending downward, and visible on higher grade pieces. Lowest curl distant from star. A "bar" over 2 mm. long extends diagonally from close to top curl toward point of 5th star. On the reverse, three leaves under each wing. 13 berries, seven on left branch, six on right. Two berries under first T in STATES, one on inside and one on outside of wreath. This reverse was used to strike 1795 BB-25, BB-26, and BB-27. Estimated Value $30,000 - 35,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 918		1795 Flowing Hair Dollar. 3 leaves beneath each wing. NGC graded EF-45 BB-18, B-7 Rarity 1. A fashionable beauty and a bold example by any standards. An engaging display of lively deep natural old-silver patina spreads across the carefully preserved deep gray surfaces of this Type variety. Moreover, the strike is strong for the date, with detail somewhat lacking in the upper hair curls as always (many 1795 dated flowing hair dollars used a Liberty head punch that was in much too high relief for the primitive minting equipment available to the Mint). The obverse of this variety was used to strike 1795 BB-16, BB-17, and BB-18. Reverse F (as it is known) has three leaves under each wing. The only 14-berry variety. Seven berries on each branch. There is only one berry on left branch of wreath between eagle's wing and ribbon bow. 1795 BB-18 is one of the more available varieties of the year, but is hard to find in higher grades. Probably, about 500 to 800 survive according to the Bowers reference on the series. Pop 2; 2 finer in 53 for the variety. Estimated Value $11,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $11,788
Lot 919		1795 Flowing Hair Dollar. 3 leaves beneath each wing. PCGS graded EF-40 B-47, BB-18, Rarity 1. A fair amount of luster distinguishes the satiny silver light to medium gray surfaces from others of the date which are less pulsating even though in technically similar EF40 grade. Collectors familiar with the series will recognize this difference at once. Well struck, fully featured with no areas of strike weakness, and best of all choice surfaces. There are no adjustment marks on this handsome 1795 flowing hair dollar variety (PCGS # 6852) . Estimated Value $10,000 - 11,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $12,075
Lot 920		1795 Flowing Hair Dollar. 3 leaves beneath each wing. PCGS graded EF-40 CAC Approved, B-5, BB-27, Rarity 1. A refreshingly clean surfaced early dollar, one of the most advantageous order for a collector because the toning is smooth and even, balanced and attractive, with medium gray shading to lighter grade on the high points. Nicely detailed. Nicely struck, too, with just a small amount of weakness at the usual Achilles' heel on the center high points of the hair (more a feature of this design than anything else) (PCGS # 6852) . Estimated Value $10,000 - 11,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $11,213