Lot 5135
1803 B-6, BB-255 Large 3 Rarity 2. PCGS graded AU-55 PQ. Subset of PCGS # 6901. In a new secure plus holder. Lovely medium gray with light variation in the saturation of the color. A strictly original coin. How could it be otherwise, given the source of this and the other magnificent dollars in the collection! Graceful underlying clear surfaces without marks supports the toning. A pleasing example of the date, fully struck, with great detail in the hair curls and ribbon bow, the drapery and all obverse legends, as well as the eagle, shield and the reverse legends. One and all, a very presentable coin for the sharp-eyed buyer.
With about 501 to 1,000 specimens are known of 1803 BB-255, this is about as plentiful as 1802 BB-241, and, like it, the Large 3 1803 BB-255 dominates its year -- accounting for more coins than all other die varieties of 1803 combined. Up to 10 Mint States exist. That distinction goes to BB-252, however, for scarcity in Mint condition for reasons not understood today. Pop 1; 1 finer in 58 for the variety . (PCGS # 40101) .
Estimated Value $18,000-UP.
The Dr. Hesselgesser Collection.
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