Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 67

The Pre-Long Beach Auction

Dollars

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2533		1795 B-1, BB-21 Flowing Hair 2 Leaves Rarity 2 Sharpness of Good. Subset of PCGS # 6853. Numerous fine scratches within the right obverse field. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $891
Lot 2534		1795. 3 leaves beneath each wing. B-6, BB-25. Rarity 3. NGC graded EF-40. Die State III. Delicate greyish-violet toning with traces of some luster within the protected areas. The surface is attractively free of marks and dings, which qualifies it for most collectors' sets in this grade range (unlike so many others which haven't the same overall eye-appeal.) Beneath each wing of the eagle, 3 leaves (a Guide Good variety). 1795 BB-25 is something of an oddity. On the reverse, Die State I has three leaves visible below the first S of STATES. It is believed to be an early state of die, probably with the 4th leaf depression in the die filled with foreign matter. Die State III (this coin) has all four leaves now present! (Also used in its later state to coin BB-26 and BB-27, each of which has four leaves beneath the first S of STATES.). Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $7,820
Lot 2535		1795. 3 leaves beneath each wing. BB-27. Rarity 1. NGC graded EF-45. Outstanding detail from a firm strike and problem-free, all, overlaid by natural light gray toning. A lock-solid high-end Extremely Fine with strong primary surface smoothness that is free from marks on both sides. BB-27 is a famous die pairing and almost always comes more than adequately struck for the date, perhaps not 100% so, since this issue has a high-relief bust of Liberty. The coin definitely earns points where originaity is concerned. Variety BB-27 represents one of several 1795 reverses with the three-leaves below the wings and carries the representative Head of '95 obverse. In this case, the portrait of Liberty is in a high-relief rendering on the finished coins. On the obverse, Liberty's lowest curl is open and distant from the first star. The reverse displays 13 berries on the wreath, seven on the left branch and six on the right; three berries lie below the eagle's wing on the left and two berries on the right. Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $12,650
Lot 2536		1795. 3 leaves beneath each wing. B-5. BB-27 Rarity 1. PCGS Genuine. Our grade is Sharpness of Fine 15, cleaned. BB-27 is famous for its raised die maker's die line behind the hair curls. Two varieties of reverse are found on the 1795 Flowing Hair dollars, with the defining feature being the number of leaves beneath each wing. Both are in the Red Book, both actively and avidly collected as historic relics of America's earliest silver dollars (PCGS # 6852) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,105
Lot 2537		1795 Off-Center Draped Bust. B-14, BB-51 Rarity 2. PCGS graded VF-20. A pleasing problem-free example with uniform medium antique gray toning. After a year and a half striking the Flowing Hair Liberty style of Bust Dollar, the mint revised the designs on both obverse and reverse. Introduced well into 1795 is the Draped Bust, Small Eagle Type. Two varieties exist for 1795: one with the bust set off-center (this BB-51) and the other with the bust in the center (BB-52) (PCGS # 96858) . Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,140
Lot 2538		1796. Small date, large letters. B-4, BB-61, Rarity 3. NGC graded VF-35. Problem-free with attractive greyish-violet toning. Has a small rim bruise above A(M) on the reverse, scarcely worth noting. Smooth surfaces throughout; stronger detail on the obverse than reverse as is often seen. A scarce Type which includes a draped bust profile of Liberty paired to the Small Eagle reverse which the mint used only in 1795-98. Desirable Red Book "Type". Die note: Obverse has small, wide date with 96 close and 6 tipped to the left. Raised "dot" die flaw over 1 in date and closest to bust, tiny extra projection or flaw extending from the space at the bottom of star 11 (these flaws are visible on all die states given below). This and the obverse used to strike BB-66 were the first two obverse dies cut in 1796, and have the lower right tip of the R in LIBERTY intact. Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,715
Lot 2539		1796 B-5, BB-65 Large Date Small Letters Rarity 4 Sharpness of VF. Subset of PCGS # 6861. Cleaned and toned. We note an antique scratch beneath star 5. We also note some marks about the reverse rims. This BB variety has a Large date. The "large" size of the date isn't at all 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. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,300
Lot 2540		1797. 10 stars left, 6 right. B-3, BB-71 Rarity 2. PCGS graded EF-40. Well struck with excellent detail for the grade. The surfaces are a plessing uniform medium gray. Note in particular the lovely toning shade as it accents the sharp detail and mar-free fields and devices. Surely this rates an extra strong bid for its superior quality. Pop 4; 9 finer at PCGS for the variety (PCGS # 40004) . Historic Note: According to the Bowers-Borckhardt encyclopedia of Silver Dollar, in 1797 the number of stars on the silver dollar was increased to 16. The coinage is said by government reports to be the lowest of any year from 1795 to 1803, although now it is believed that the numbers given are incorrect. "I believe that most or all of the mintage of 7,776 coins reported for the calendar year may have been of earlier dates, and that most coins struck from dies dated 1797 were actually made in early 1798." It is a virtual certainty that many more than 7,776 silver dollars were struck with the 1797 date. "I [Bowers] estimate the number to be 60,000 (within about 10%). As noted earlier in the present text, numerous numismatic data suggest that the mintage of 1797 must have been about on a par with that of 1796, or not significantly different. (I estimate the mintage of 1796 to have been 75,000, not far from the official government figure for the calendar year of 79,920; however, some 1796 dollars may have been struck later as well, and part of the 79,920 number may have consisted of 1795-dated dollars.) "As the estimated 60,000 1797-dated silver dollars could not have been struck earlier than 1797, and the quantity made is almost certainly far greater than 7,776, the only remaining possibility is that they were struck later, with the calendar year 1798 being the most likely candidate." In 1797, production problems continued at the Mint. Sporadic coinage runs for silver dollars occurred in February, late May to late June, and in August. The Mint was closed from late August to late November, due to a yellow fever outbreak. Thus, the mintage for the calendar year was very small. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,625
Lot 2541		1797. 10 stars left, 6 right. B-3, BB-71 Rarity 2. ICG graded Fine-15. Lightly toned with natural, even wear on the devices from its use in commerce. No injury to the rims (which is always advantageous), and bearing the desirable 1797 date. Although it is housed in a plastic slab, a friend of the cataloger calls these coins "finger coins" -- not as a derogatory term, but instead to describe their charm in holding in one's hand and flipping them over and over to see and to feel their historic connection to Early America. Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,898
Lot 2542		1798. Small eagle, 15 stars on obverse. B-2, BB-81 Rarity 3. PCGS graded Fine-15. Adjustment marks appear across the obverse; all, lightly toned. Desirable early Type coin, and the final year in which the Small Eagle reverse occurs. As in 1795 (the first year) where there were two varieties made, so to in 1798, with the obverse bearing either 15 stars (this BB-81) or 13 stars. Both are scarce in all grades (PCGS # 6868) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,240
Lot 2543		1798 B-20, BB-102 Rarity 5. PCGS graded AU-50. Housed in a new secure plus holder. Pop 1; 1 finer in 58 for the variety. Calming golden tones lightly accent both sides of this almost uncirculated example. Quite attractive inasmuch as it shows lustrous around the main devices, and within those devices, choice, injury-free rims, and smooth, clean surfaces. Devices are sharp in all areas, as struck, as desired by collectors, which the grading service has taken into consideration in assigning the grade, as also desired by collectors. About the only area on the reverse where one can say the sharpness might be better is along the edge of the left wing where PLURIBUS crosses. BB-102 is in the medium range of scarcity among silver dollars of 1798. Probably somewhere around 75 to 125 are known. Later die state with a heavy rim break (which in its early development is often mistaken for a bruise or a nick) below the eagle's tail, extending to the last A in AMERICA (PCGS # 40019) . Estimated Value $8,000 - 10,000. Ex: Hesselgesser/Queller Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $7,705
Lot 2544		1798. Large eagle, 10 arrows. B-13, BB-108. ICG graded VF-20. Lightly toned. We agree with the grade. Only 10 arrows. 5 small berries, 2 top ones closest together. Point of leaf under left lower tip of I in AMERICA. Star distant from eagle's beak. Arc star pattern. Die crack along right wing tip, top of AM to border above E. This is a later state of the reverse that used to have 10 arrows and a headless stick (used to coin 1798 B13 107). For the production of 1798 BB-108, the reverse die was relapped, removing the headless stick. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,438
Lot 2545		1798 B-10, BB-109 Rarity 5. PCGS graded AU-50. Housed in a new secure plus holder. Pop 1; none finer at PCGS for the variety. The obverse exhibits shades of russet, violet, and blue-green about the borders while the reverse displays similar hues scattered throughout. A long adjustment line crosses the reverse from O(F) through the scroll and into the shield below, which will serve as an identifier of this particular specimen. 1798 BB-109 is a scarce issue. Estimates are 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 almost always weakly struck on the eagle and at the center of the bust (the latter, as here) (PCGS # 40026) . Estimated Value $8,000 - 10,000. Ex: Hesselgesser Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $7,705
Lot 2546		1798. Large eagle. B-27, BB-113. Rarity 2. Sharpness of EF-45, cleaned long ago. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,013
Lot 2547		1798 B-31, BB-115 Rarity 4. PCGS graded AU-50 PQ. CAC Approved. Housed in a new secure plus holder. Pop 2; 2 finer in 53 for the variety. Pleasing antique grey toning covers both sides of this attractive example. A hint of golden coloration is visible here and there. Extensive die cracks on reverse. Heavy crack from border down through right side of 0 to cloud; another crack from border to top of F to wing, down to cloud below, from border at right wing tip through A under MERICA across claw, stem, and tail; continuing under UNI, across bottom of TED, left wing tip, center of STA. Also four curved die cracks down from TES through stars. All seen are very weak above the eagle's head and at the corresponding obverse. The die could not have been used much longer than this die state. 1798 BB-115 is known to the extent of about 175 to 300 coins, and is one of the more elusive issues of 1798. Most are of Die State IV (see above). Most are in lower grades. The auction listing for an Uncirculated piece is several decades old, and in the absence of contradictory information, I call it EF45 in the Condition Census. It is a small wonder that even as many as 175 or so coins are known, considering that Haseltine in 1881 did not know of the variety. It was a rarity in M.H. Bolender's eyes, and in 1950 he estimated that no more than a dozen existed of each of the two die states of which he was aware. Since then, dozens more have been discovered (PCGS # 40032) . Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000. Ex: Hesselgesser Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $7,820
Lot 2548		1798 B-12, BB-120 Rarity 4. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. Housed in a new secure plus holder. Pop 1; none finer at PCGS for the variety. A magnificent uncirculated example. Sensational eye appeal! This coin exhibits booming mint luster and lovely toning. Golden tones blanket both sides spectacularly. A hint of iridescent blue and magenta can be seen scattered throughout. A wonderful coin and one of the more amazing examples of this date known. The coin is toned in rich orange-gold with a patch of light silver-blue on the upper obverse. The reverse is more evenly blended and matches to orange-gold found on the obverse. The fields show substantial mint luster beneath while the strike is very sharp for this or any 1798 Bust dollar. Liberty's curls are sharp; they show the desired division not only near her temple but also below her ear, both areas which are frequently poorly struck up. On the reverse the eagle and shield are mostly full, but the stars and portions of the eagle's head are weakly struck, in part due to adjustment marks in that area, but this is also quite normal for this die pairing which is always found weak on the stars over the eagle's head. Without question, this is one of the finest 1798 silver dollars known. The fields and devices of this coin take the breath away, and such quality is rarely seen on any United States silver coin of this decade. For identification purposes, we note a very minor nick on the back of Liberty's neck just touching her hair curl below her ear, and on the reverse by a singular scratch (possibly an adjustment mark) down from the third star, through the back of the eagle's head, grazing the left side of the first U of UNUM, through the horizontal shield lines where it fades away. From the Heritage description of 2005, we quote: "The die state is quite late for this variety and both the obverse and reverse die show several thin die cracks and these are described in detail as this may be the only coin to show some of these die cracks. On the obverse the usually seen die crack extends up from the rim between the 79 of the date, there is an additional faint crack from the rim to the right side of the 9 which extends into the field above that digit. Below the lower left curl of Liberty there is a very faint short die crack, another longer crack extends up to the second curl from the bottom of Liberty's head and is there joined by a heavier die crack which curls into the field through Liberty's neck. Yet another vertical crack branches from the previous crack very close to the dentil, through the first star at the inner two points up into the field behind Liberty's ribbon. A complex crack extends up through the last four stars on the obverse, and branches with one horizontal line through most of Liberty's bust, another branch slides down through her drapery to the rim below. One additional faint crack is seen running below Liberty's ear through her curls pointing to the rim below the first star. On the reverse a number of cracks are seen there, on through the tops of UN, middle of IT, base of ED to the tops of STA and out the rim over the final S of STATES. Another die crack through AM into the field below. There is no evidence of die clashing on the obverse or reverse die. No pedigree information was included with the present coin and plate matching was unsuccessful to a number of significant Bust dollar sales." (PCGS # 40037) . Estimated Value $90,000 - 100,000. Ex: Hesselgesser Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $80,500
Lot 2549		1798. Large eagle. B-14, BB-122 Rarity 3. ANACS graded Fine-12. Uniform light violet-grey toning on both sides, balanced wear and rims that are choice. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,323
Lot 2550		1799 Irregular Date B-15, BB-152 Rarity 3. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. Housed in a new secure plus holder. Pop 1; none finer at PCGS for the variety. Absolutely phenomenal cartwheel luster! This coin has anything that even the most discerning collector could ever dream of. The dazzling eye appeal truly sets this beauty apart from the rest. While viewing this astounding creation one can hardly turn away. With such pizzazz this marvelous example is deserving of a strong bid. An opportunity to own such a fantastic piece is few and far between. This charming, Finest Known example includes the famous "Blundered Stars Reverse" with a line star pattern on the reverse (only 1799 of this style). The obverse first appears in 1799 BB-151 and is known in numismatic circles as the Irregular Date. The obverse die was used to strike 1799 BB-151 (first use), BB-152 (intermediate use), and BB-153 (final use). The Reverse is from 1798. Struck from the same die as BB-123 and BB-124 of the 1798 dollars, the 5 berries are the smallest of any variety of the 1799 date (just like BB-164 has the largest berries of any variety of the 1799 date). A die crack joins the stem end to the border below. As mentioned above, this is a significant variety as the only 1799 dollar with a "line pattern " of stars on the reverse. Most seen are very weakly struck on the reverse stars (but not as weak as on 1798 BB-124, on which the weakness was caused by an extensively damaged lower right obverse die being opposite on the coin). Far right edge of A is over cloud 3. Reverse die used to strike 1798 BB-123 (earliest state), BB-124 (intermediate state, now relapped); and 1799 BB 152 (latest state) (PCGS # 40045) . Estimated Value $100,000 - 110,000. Ex: Cardinal/Hesselgesser Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $89,125
Lot 2551		1799 B-5, BB-157 Rarity 2. PCGS graded AU-58 PQ. CAC Approved. Housed in a new secure plus holder. Pop 2; none finer at PCGS for the variety. Gorgeous lilac toning and lustrous fields make this near mint state example quite desirable. A beautiful high grade example of the variety. One of the more plentiful 1799 varieties. On the obverse, the U in UNITED is imperfect at upper left, 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 (later, BB-159, BB-160, and BB-161), a die which must have been made about the same time, but can be easily distinguished. On BB-157, the two upper stars on the right have two points which touch clouds 7 and 8. On BB-158, etc., the upper right star has only one point which touches cloud 8. Reverse die used to strike 1799 BB-157 only (PCGS # 40049) . Estimated Value $12,000 - 14,000. Ex: Hesselgesser Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $13,225
Lot 2552		1799 8X5 Stars B-23, BB-159 Rarity 4. PCGS graded AU-53. Housed in a new secure plus holder. Pop 1; 2 finer at PCGS for the variety, 1 in 55, 1 in 58. Lovely multi-dimensional coloration graces both sides of this attractive example. The devices are marginally soft on the high points but all design features remain smooth and unimpaired by marks or mishandling -- a major benefit to someone who is looking for a properly graded PCGS example of this Red Book 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 unknown. 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 dies at the Mint for dollar coinage this year, the 8x5 stars blunder is all the more remarkable. Obverse die used to strike 1799 BB-159 only (PCGS # 40063) . Estimated Value $8,000 - 10,000. Ex: Hesselgesser Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,325
Lot 2553		1799. B-12, BB-160 Rarity 3. ANACS graded VF-30. Nicely struck on a smooth planchet and attractively toned. The fields have the deepest silver-gray hue while lightening to the familiar (and attractive) "rubbed silver" aspect on the high points, Nature's way of giving subtle contrast some might almost say. An appealing specimen. Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,668
Lot 2554		1799 B-11, BB-161 Rarity 3 PCGS graded Genuine. Cleaned. Light grey toning deepening at the devices. Our grade is VF30. No berries in branch that the eagle is holding. U in UNITED defective at upper left part, which is cut off, due to the employment of a defective punch. A point of the star touches the point of the lower part of the eagle's beak; a ray points to the left serif at left side of U in PLURIBUS. Star under cloud 1 is noticeably smaller than any other. A in AMERICA rests on 4th feather. Leaf point is under left side of upright of I. Upper right star has only one point touching cloud 8. The present population of 1799 BB-161 is believed to be about 600 to 1,100. Most of these are of Die State II, according to auction offerings. BB-161 is readily obtainable in grades of Good to Extremely Fine (PCGS # 6878) . Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2555		1800. B-2, BB-182 Rarity 6. NGC AU Details, improperly cleaned. An attractive example of this very rare variety that was probably wiped with a jeweler's cloth years ago. Now, exhibits a blending of gold and violet hues with hints of iridescense. 1800 BB-182 is one of the great rarities of the year. Only an estimated 30 to 50 are known to exist. Years ago, the issue was regarded as unique. J.W. Haseltine knew of only one, and M.H. Bolender stated the same, noting that it may have been the Haseltine specimen that came under his view. Thus, when Bolender's book went to press in 1950, it was believed that there was just a single coin extant. The Obverse for this variety has a medium wide date with the figures evenly spaced. The upper point of 8th star is very close to the top right tip of Y. The R in LIBERTY is double punched. On the left, stars 6 and 7 are more widely spaced than are any of the others. On the right, stars 11 and 12 are more closely spaced than are any of the others. This obverse die was used to strike 1800 BB-182, BB-183, and BB-184. On the reverse, a leaf touches the lower right corner of the serif of I in AMERICA. A point of the star touches the point of the lower part of the eagle's beak. A in AMERICA touches only the 3rd feather. The first T in STATES is double punched. AME joined at lower part. A is over clouds 2 and 3. The tip of the arrowhead is under the center of U in UNITED. This reverse die was used to strike 1800 BB-181 (earlier use) and BB-182 (later use). Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,038
Lot 2556		1800 B-12, BB-184 Rarity 3. PCGS graded AU-55. Housed in a new secure plus holder. Pop 1; none finer at PCGS for the variety. Mostly untoned with a minute splash of blue coloration here and there. Quite lustrous, well centered with long dentils providing a picture-frame border for the inner design. Surfaces smooth and mar-free. A winner in anyone's book! What distinguishes this BB variety is its reverse: A die dot inside the lower part of E in UNITED, and a more prominent die flaw at the lower left side of E in AMERICA. A flaw or crack like a single quotation mark or line is visible to the upper left of U in UNITED. These things quickly distinguish this reverse from all others. Left side of N in UNUM about in a line with edge of eagle 's neck the only 1800 reverse for which this is true. Smallest letters in E PLURIBUS UNUM of any reverse die used this year. The berries are small. Leaf point under left side of upright of I in AMERICA. Point of upper part of eagle's beak shuts down near point of star. A does not touch feathers, and AME do not join. A over clouds 2 (partly) and 3 (mostly). Tip of arrowhead under right upright of U in UNITED. The U in UNITED is defective at its upper left corner, from a broken punch (as with 1799 reverses H, I and P), but was hand-corrected by its engraver; thus, this is possibly one of the earliest 1800 dies. The fact that all but two 1799 reverses had small letters in E PLURIBUS UNUM also reinforces this suggestion. This reverse die used to strike 1800 BB-184 only (PCGS # 40070) . Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000. Ex: Hesselgesser Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,338
Lot 2557		1800 B-8, BB-188 Normal Date Rarity 4 Sharpness of AU. Subset of PCGS # 6887. Brightly cleaned with numerous fine scratches on the neck. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495
Lot 2558		1800. B-10, BB-190 Rarity 3. PCGS graded EF-45 CAC Approved. Struck on a nice clean planchet and toned a light antique gray with accents of luster in the main devices and surrounding the stars and legends. Quite bold for this issue, we note only minor softness in the detail at the stars above the eagle and at the junctures where the shield overlaps the wings. Outstanding problem-free rims. Great eye-appeal. Among dollars of this date, 1800 BB-190 is one of the most plentiful issues. As many as 600 to 1,100 are believed to exist. Once again, although the issue is readily available, most known specimens are in well circulated grades. BB-190 is elusive EF to AU, and in Mint State it is rare (PCGS # 6887) . Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,175
Lot 2559		1800 B-13, BB-193 Normal Date Rarity 4 Sharpness of VF. Subset of PCGS # 6887. Cleaned at one time, now nicely toned. We note some minor marks about the rims and an old scratch in the reverse field before UNITED. 1800 BB-193, as we know the variety today, is one of the most plentiful dollars of the year, and is about tied with BB-187 as the most common. An estimated 700 to 1,200 are known. The population of BB-193 includes what used to be called Bolender-18, from the same dies, but a later state with clashing. Today, specialists recognize Bolender-18 as simply a later die state of BB-193. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,323
Lot 2560		1801 B-1, BB-211 Wide Date Rarity 3 Sharpness of EF. Subset of PCGS # 6893. Faint graffiti in the obverse fields. Light violet toning adds to its eye appeal. Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,323
Lot 2561		1801 B-2, BB-212 Rarity 3. PCGS graded AU-58 PQ. CAC Approved. Housed in a new secure plus holder. Pop 1; 2 finer in 63 for the variety. A magnificent coin loaded with pizzazz and sensational eye appeal! Quite lustrous. Each side exhibits marvelous rainbow toning that warrants spirited bidding. An impressive example that would be a fantastic addition to a world-class collection. Condition Census. The population of 1801 BB-212 is about 500 to 900, as estimated by the Bowers Encyclopedia of Silver Dollars, or about the same as 1801 BB-211. These two varieties are the two most populous of the year. However, of the four business strike varieties of the date, none is a rarity. "Examples are quite rare AU or finer." (PCGS # 40084) . Estimated Value $20,000 - 25,000. Ex: Hesselgesser Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $16,675
Lot 2562		1801. B-4, BB-214 Rarity 4. NGC VF Details, environmental damage. Mottled light toning, this is perfectly acceptable at the right price for a 19th Century U.S. Type set. Mintage in 1801: 54,454 pieces. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,553
Lot 2563		1802 B-6, BB-241. PCGS graded MS-63 CAC Approved. Well struck and fully lustrous with attractive soft multi-color hues on both sides. Definitely a Premium Quality coin for the given grade. A broken T in LIBERTY, missing its right foot, is the main feature of the 1802 Narrow Date dollar. It is a variety plentiful in all grades except Mint condition, and ranks among the finest produced Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle die varieties. For this reason alone it is one to choose for a representative Type Set or Bust Dollar date collection. Examples that grade MS63 or higher are scarcely common (see the posted PCGS census below). The advanced collector will want to examine this piece to note its exceptional surfaces and sharp design. As an added piece of eye-candy, there is the usual die crack from the left border to the second wing feather present, there is another crack from the bottom edge of the third feather to the ribbon, crossing and impacting the P in PLURIBUS. The presence or absence of this crack aids in determining the order that six varieties were struck using this single die. According to comments by Dave Bowers made in his Silver Dollar Encyclopedia: "The production of 1801, 1802, and 1803 dollars seems to have been done with the obverse dies mixed, as evident by the primary use of just two reverse dies with a much larger number of obverses." This piece is delightfully attractive with its silvery surfaces and frosty mint luster. The strike is bold central and peripheral details present on both sides. No annoying marks are evident with or without a glass, the surfaces being engagingly clean. A few subtle wisps of champagne toning found their way onto the surface on each side. Pop 9; 2 in 64, 5 in 65 (PCGS # 40087) . Cheese eaters of the world Unite, you will want to mark this memorable event from the year 1802: The Cheshire Mammoth Cheese. Yes, the CMC was a gift from the town of Cheshire, Massachusetts to President Thomas Jefferson in 1802. The cheese was created by combining the milk from every cow in the town, or so the history tells us, and made in a makeshift cheese press to handle the cheese's size. The cheese bore the Jeffersonian motto "Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God." (Imagine stamping that onto a cheese today, you'd be handcuffed as a food terrorist!) The final product weighed between 1200 and 1600 pounds, was four feet wide, and fifteen inches thick. Due to its size, it could not safely be transported on wheels, so the town hired a sleigh to bring it to Washington, D.C. during the snowy winter months. With local church pastor John Leland steering the sleigh, the three week, 500 mile trip became an event from town to town as word spread about the gift. The cheese was eventually presented to Jefferson on January 1, 1802. Leland considered the cheese an act of "profound respect…to the popular ratification of his election." The cheese would remain at the White House for over two years, having been featured in a public dinner for an Independence Day celebration in 1803, eventually being replaced by the "Mammoth Loaf," a large loaf of bread made by the United States Navy out of a barrel full of flour. Estimated Value $35,000 - 40,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $60,375
Lot 2564		1802. B-6, BB-241 Rarity 1. NGC XF Details, graffiti. Excellent detail and nicely toned. We note two antique scratches in the left obverse field. Only 41,650 minted, scarcest of the 1801-03 threesome as far as the original mintage. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,553
Lot 2565		1802 B-6, BB-241 Close Date Rarity 1 Sharpness of Fine. Subset of PCGS # 40087. Some faint graffiti can be seen in the right obverse field and a die flaw at star 7. Cleaned at one time. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $720
Lot 2566		1803. Large 3. B-6, BB-255 Rarity 2. PCGS graded VF-20. Well struck on a nice clean planchet albeit, a minor mint flaw on the reverse near U in UNITED; all, nicely toned. Final year of the type (if one observes that the "1804" silver dollars were made years later). Only 85,634 minted (PCGS # 6901) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,300
Lot 2567		1844. ANACS graded AU-53. Light golden toning. A scarce issue that is seldom available in choice AU condition. Very attractive. Only 20,000 struck. Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 2568		1846. PCGS graded AU-58 CAC Approved. Attractive pale bluish tones appear across the obverse of this sharply made No Motto dollar (PCGS # 6932) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,438
Lot 2569		1849. NGC graded AU-50. Lightly toned. A mintage of 62,600 of which about 2,600 examples are estimated to have survived. Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $776
Lot 2570		1850. PCGS graded VF-30. Lightly toned. A rare date as only 7,500 were coined (PCGS # 6937) . Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,323
Lot 2571		1860-O. PCGS graded AU-50. Nice old time toning on this well-made New Orleans Mint issue. Two of the most affordable dates in the No Motto time-frame (1840-66) are the 1860-O and 1859-O dates (PCGS # 6950) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $748
Lot 2572		1861. PCGS graded Proof 66. Magnificent rainbow toning on both sides. A total of 1,000 Proofs weere struck. Originality is assured of both sides of this remarkable specimen, toning that yields to no competitors when it comes to serene beauty in a Seated Liberty Dollar. Traces of full mint reflectivity are also evident at all direct angles. Devices keenly struck in all areas, as well, and uncommonly so, with a pristine look for a Proof Silver Dollar of the elusive No Motto type. The 1861 is an incalculably popular Proof issue due to the rarity of its currency strike counterpart. When offered, the 1861 is often no higher than Proof-64. Gems are elusive, while Gems with Distinction, as found here, are all but unobtainable at the two major grading services. Pop 3; 1 finer in 67 (PCGS # 7004) . Estimated Value $18,000 - 20,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $18,688
Lot 2573		1865. NGC graded Proof 65 Ultra Cameo. A glittering dandy of a Proof with superb eye appeal. To say this coin is a fully white gem is merely to brush the surface, since the coin is also covered with deep mirrors throughout. Only 500 Proofs struck. Definitely a prime pick for the collector looking to buy a top-quality No Motto Proof date, the 1865 in this stellar condition should come as no surprise to students of this series, though some may be surprised to learn that this date is not among the rarest Silver Dollars of the Civil War era in Proof. Still, most Proof 1865 Seated Dollars in today's market grade no finer than Proof 63 or Proof 64. Accurately graded Gems such as the present Ultra Cameo are the province of the most advanced collectors. Both sides are attractively and originally brilliant in their two-tone composition of black-on-white or white-on-black iridescence. The underlying mirror is deep, watery, and sparkling fresh with fine visual effects readily evident. Overall sharp in strike with no marks or heavy hairlines that would call into question the validity of the Gem designation, the devices are snowy white and picture perfect. This lot represents a bidding opportunity for the Seated Dollar connoisseur, one that is surely not to be missed if at all possible. The experienced auction-goer knows when to keep bidding. Pop 2; 8 finer. Estimated Value $15,000 - 18,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $14,950
Lot 2574		1866. With motto. PCGS graded Proof 62. Lovely midnight iridescent colors on both sides. Only 725 proofs struck. Seated dollars were struck from 1840 to 1873. Divided into two main Types, this is a fine representative of the second Type, with motto IN GOD WE TRUST above the eagle. Since 1866 is the first year of the new design it has further importance to collectors (PCGS # 7014) . Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,300
Lot 2575		1869. PCGS graded Proof 61. A nice white coin. Only 600 minted (PCGS # 7017) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,415
Lot 2576		1870. PCGS graded Proof 65 Cameo. A glittering white cameo gem. A blazing silvery coin whose intense luster provides us grand eye appeal. A hint of weakness at the eagle's wing is typically seen on With Motto Proof issues, but here we are pleased to report that the left wing, in fact both wings, are far more detailed than usual. Furthermore, the Cameo designation points to its display of two-tone, frosted-on-mirror contrast, and a hallmark of the finest Proofs. Surely worth a little extra for that! Only 1,000 struck in Proof. Pop 11; none finer in Proof Cameo (PCGS # 87018) . Many collectors like to associate their numismatic interest with what was happening in America when their coins were struck. Having that in mind, 1870 was a cheerless year for the Southern states five years after losing the "War of the Rebellion" as the Northerners called it, for this year their beloved General Robert E. Lee died. His passing was like a door silently closing on one era and another opening onto the next. This next was America's rocket ride to industrial dominance and glory in the ensuing quarter century, but the South, which Lee epitomized, would languish under the iron fist of the carpetbaggers and "Reconstruction" for agonizing years longer. Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $11,040
Lot 2577		1870. NGC Proof Details, improperly cleaned. We note some fine hairlines from an old cleaning a some marks on the obverse. Only 1000 minted. Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,093
Lot 2578		1870-CC. PCGS graded MS-63. Deeply toned with reflective surfaces peaking thru. Established by act of Congress on March 3, 1863, the Carson City Mint was ready for coinage operations by December 1869. Even 1869-dated dies had arrived at that facility from the Engraving Department in the Philadelphia Mint by October 21 of that year. Nevertheless, coinage did not begin until the following year with a delivery of 3,747 Silver Dollars on February 10, 1870. A further 8,011 pieces were struck for a total 1870-CC mintage of 11,758 coins. As the premier U.S. Silver Dollar from the storied Nevada branch mint, the '70-CC has long enjoyed great popularity among collectors. Since this issue, while still rare at this level, is the most frequently encountered CC-mint Seated Dollar in Mint State, the one of its kind nature of the double mintmark also appears to have made the '70-CC quite popular among contemporary numismatists. This Choice representative is smoky gray in color with a smooth finish beneath the mostly even overlay of patina. The shade deepens imperceptibly as the color reaches the outer edge Liberty's portrait on the obverse, as well as in and around the central reverse, all is beautiful and serene. Both sides are overall sharply struck, while the surfaces present uncommon smoothness for the MS-63 designation. As a Choice Mint State survivor of a popular and historically significant Carson City Mint issue, this 1870-CC Dollar is easily one of the more significant offerings in the business strike portion of the sale. Pop 6; 1 finer in 64 (PCGS # 6964) . Estimated Value $30,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $29,900
Lot 2579		1872. PCGS graded Proof 61. Untoned with some scattered light hairlines. Only 950 Proofs made (PCGS # 7020) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,300
Lot 2580		A Trio of Seated Liberty Dollars. Consists of: 1842, 1843, and 1847. Grades range from EF to AU and are all hairlined from being harshly cleaned. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 2581		1873-CC. ANACS graded MS-63. Wide CC. Well struck and lightly toned. A very scarce "CC" mint Trade Dollar in full Mint State. Which translates into this being a highly attractive coin with layers upon layers of frosty surfaces and just a few minor contact marks here and there. Above average design definition with no weak areas to speak of, Liberty and the eagle are both bold. The 1873-CC issue is among the rarest of all circulation strike trade dollars in Mint State quality. It comprises the first Carson City coinage of trade dollars, issued to the extent of 124,500 coins. Nearly all went to the Orient where they entered circulation. Two varieties of the 1873-CC trade dollar have been identified, with either a closely spaced CC or a wide CC (as here). The former has just over one-half millimeter space between the two letters while the other variety has a little over one millimeter space between these letters. It appears that the wide CC variety is substantially rarer when all grades are considered. In this grade, however, all varieties are extremely rare. Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2582		1874. NGC graded Proof 67. Lovely multicolor toning on both sides. Only 700 minted. This is a incredibly beautiful, radiant Superb Gem. Hands down, both sides being iridescent toned to where viewers will be gasping for breath. Frosty, cameo-contrasting luster on the devices complements the mirrors surrounding. Judged from an aesthetic standpoint, the coin is also possessed of a much finer strike than is typically found for an 1874 Trade Dollar. Bowers instructs us, when referring to the scarcity of the 1874 Proof issue: "Typically, on January 1st of the following year a small supply of Proofs was in inventory. Sometimes these were wholesaled to Philadelphia and New York dealers for face value. However, on January 9, 1875, 175 unsold Proofs were released for face value and, presumably, went to coin dealers. Some, possibly all, 1874 Proofs have bold, wide rims. "Apparently, most were sold as part of 1874 silver Proof sets, and deliveries by months match other silver Proof coins of the year. "Although 700 may have been distributed to numismatists, the rate of retaining them was not high, and today hundreds of pieces have been lost. These pieces were simply spent for face value, as was also the case for many 1873 Proofs-accounting for the impaired Proofs occasionally seen today. On the numismatic market the 1874 Proof is very undervalued. Bruce Amspacher commented as follows: "The rarest of the non-clandestine [i.e., 1884 and 1885] issues in gem condition. Most known specimens are heavily impaired." Bowers goes on in his silver dollar encyclopedia to suggest: "In my opinion, the two rarest Proofs of the 1873-1883 era are the 1873 and 1874, with the former being the slightly rarer of the two." Pop 2; none finer at NGC. Estimated Value $14,000 - 15,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold

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