Q. David Bowers
1798 High straight 8 but not touching bust, knobless 9. VF, strong impression. Very choice specimen. $2.35.
1798 High straight date, 8 touching bust, knob to 9. Fine. $2.50.
1798 Curved date, 8 distant from bust, knob to 9. EF, well centered, and very bold impression, but unfortunately several initials scratched on obverse. $l.85.
1799 Five Stars Facing. VG. $2.35.
1799/8 Six Stars to right of Liberty, small stars on obverse. VG. $2.25.
1799 Perfect Date. Large stars. EF, some mint lustre. $3.00.
1800 Perfect Die. Large berries in olive branch. VG, near Fine. $3.50.
1800 Break in reverse die, making it read AMERICAI, small berries in olive branch. EF, some mint lustre. $3.00.
1801 Reverse leaf touches 1. EF. $5.25.
1802/1 The overdate is the most marked that I ever saw. Strictly Fine, sharp impression and well centered. $3.30.
1802 Perfect Date. About Unc. with bright semi-proof surface. Only the highest portions showing slight wear which is undoubtedly due to cabinet friction.( "Cabinet friction," a term in use by nearly all dealers in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, referred to slight rubbing on an otherwise Uncirculated specimen, or on a Proof coin. The implication was that the rubbing was acquired by the coin's having been kept in a drawer in a cabinet; somehow, this type of rubbing was supposed to be better than similar-appearing rubbing acquired from a coin having been in general circulation for a very short time. With cabinet friction one could expect much, or even full, lustre in field, and rubbing only on one side; with light circulation, lustre would be partly gone, and both sides would be rubbed.) Perfectly centered and good strong impression. Extremely rare and valuable so choice. $4.80.
1803 Small 3. EF, semi-proof surface, perfectly centered. $5.25.
1803 Large 3. Near Unc., unusually strong impression, considerable mint lustre. $3.50.
Henry Chapman's sale of the George H. Earle Collection, June 25-29, 1912. Note that four specimens of the 1794 dollar are offered; most sales were doing well to have just one!
1794 EF. Sharp, bold, even impression. Stars before head sharp; those behind bold, but not centered. Slight hairmarks or abrasion in field. Light charcoal drift mark [carbon impurity J in planchet from edge at first star in a circle embracing the first and second stars to the edge. $620.00.
1794 Fine. Bold impression, though stars behind head are flat, the first one weak. Date well struck up. Slight drift mark in planchet from head to right. Two slight dents on obverse edge and a larger one on reverse. $140.00.
1794 Good. Stars behind head weak, as usual, as also UNITED STATES on reverse. Slight defect in planchet between first and second stars. $80.00.
1794 Good. Stars behind head very weak, but rest of the obverse well struck. Field behind head has been rubbed down. Some scratches and edge dents. Rev. STATES very weak. Pin-point nicks on eagle's legs. $87.00.
1795 Head resembling that used on the 1794. Rev. Two leaves under each wing of the eagle. VF. Many small nicks on obverse, and around edge of reverse may be seen many of the file marks in the planchet. $10.50.
1795 Tall head, similar to last. Rev. Two leaves under each wing. Shows considerable planchet file marks on head. Body of eagle not up. EF. Mint lustre. $18.50.
1795 EF. Rev. Bad scratch from left leg of eagle to point of second leaf. $4.75.
1795 Small, low head, curl touches two points of first star. Rev. Two leaves under each wing. Unc. Mint lustre. Die frosted around head. Rev. Pin scratches across eagle. $45.00.
1795 Short Head. Rev. Two leaves under each wing. Surface around head frosted. Small nick on chin. EF. $6.00.
1795 Beautiful head, showing center dot under ear; lower curl passes through first star. Rev. Two leaves under each wing. Proof, showing very slight abrasion. Sharp, even impression. $43.00.
1795 Curl just touches first star. Rev. Two leaves under each wing. Weak impression on eagle. Fine. $5.00.
1795 Head in center of field. Curl free of stars. Small cut in the die back of the head. Small scratch before eagle. Three leaves under each wing of eagle. Unc. Br. mint lustre. Milling around edge not struck up on half of the circumference; also shows some of the planchet file marks. $22.00.
1795 As last. Unc. The very slightest abrasion. Sharp, even impression. $10.50.
1795 Same dies as last. VF. Light scratches. $4.50.
1795 Small Head. Lower curl between two points of first star. Rev. Three leaves under each wing. Not struck up on milling. Fine. $3.75.
1795 Curl just touches tip of star. Rev. Two leaves under each wing. Unc., the faintest hairmarks. Mint lustre. Sharp, with broad milling. $29.00.
1795 Draped Bust of Liberty in left of field, the hair tied by a fillet. Rev. Eagle in wreath on clouds. Uncirculated, brilliant. The faintest abrasion. Mint lustre. $62.50.
1795 Bust in left of field. Fine. $3.50.
1795 Bust in left of field. VF. $4.75.
1795 Draped Bust of Liberty, with the hair bound by a fillet. The die with a small break like a horn on side of the head. Bust in center of field. Rev. Small eagle on clouds. VF. $5.25.
1795 Same dies. Fine. Fields burnished. $5.75.
1796 Large Date. Small letters in legend on reverse, die broken between I C. EF, only showing the slightest abrasion. Sharp, even impression. $15.00.
1796 Large Date. Same reverse as last. VF. $6.50. 1796 Large Date. Same as last. VF. $10.50.
1796 Small Date. Rev. Large letters. Fine. $4.20. 1796 Small Date. Rev. Small letters. VG. $4.10.
1796 Small Date. Rev. Large letters. Fine. Pin-head dent on bust. $5.00.
1797 Stars 10x6. Rev. Large letters in legend. Unc, Minute nick on throat. Sharp for this date, even impression. Mint lustre. $17.00.
1797 As last. Very slightest planchet file marks on head. $5.50.
1798 15 Stars. Rev. Small eagle on clouds, small letters in legend. EF. Minute nicks. Slight dent on reverse edge. Eagle's breast not up. $14.00.