Lot 2902
1802 Draped Bust Dollar. Rarity 1. PCGS graded EF-40. Uneven toning on both sides that is lightly mottled but not at all unacceptable. The surface on both sides free of the usual marks seen on these scarce early silver dollars. Well worth a good bid. With an estimated population of 1,500 to 2,750 specimens, 1802 BB-241 is more plentiful than all other varieties of 1802 combined, making it the best candidate for the date collector who wishes a representative specimen of a silver struck this year. Some have suggested that BB-241 it is the most plentiful variety of the 1798-1803 draped bust style. In terms of all dates of early dollars, only 1795 Flowing Hair BB-21 and BB-27 are of about equal availability. (Who could have known, then, that the very next year would mark the end of the bust dollar series!) Pop 2; 5 finer, 2 in 45, 2 in 50, 1 in 53 (PCGS # 40088) .
Estimated Value $3,500 - 3,700.
The Dr. Robert Hesselgesser Collection.
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| Realized $3,720 |
