Q. David Bowers
1795 Head in center, lower curl cuts through first star, small bar just inside fourth star. Rev. Two leaves under each wing; 9 berries and 22 leaves on left branch; 10 berries and 22 leaves on right branch. Unc, Mint lustre. Perfect; even, sharp impression. $67.00.
1795 Draped Bust of Liberty in left of field. Rev. Small eagle on clouds in wreath. Unc., the slightest microscopic abrasion. Mint lustre. Sharp, even brilliant impression. $65.00.
1797 Six stars before bust, 10 behind it. Unc. Beautiful specimen with mint lustre. Very faint hair mark in field. Minute dent on reverse edge. $20.00.
1798 15 stars. Rev. Small eagle on clouds. VF. $33.00.
1799 Six stars before bust, low 99. Unc., the slightest abrasion in field. Very slight depression in milling over BE. Small stars. $5.50.
1799 Six stars before bust, high 99. EF. Sharp, even impression. $3.75.
Henry Chapman's sale of the Daniel Houpt, Van Buskirk Bruce Collections, March 14-15, 1917, offered a selection of early dollars, mostly in lower grades.
1795 Head of Liberty. Rev., two leaves under wing. VG. $3.00.
1795 Tall Head. Rev., two leaves under each wing. Fine. Slight edge dents. $3.75.
1795 Head in center, curl touches first star. Rev., as last. VG. $2.60.
1795 Head low, curl above space between points first star. Rev., three leaves. VG. $3.00.
1795 Bust, draped, hair tied by a fillet. VF. $5.25.
1795 Bust as last. VG. $2.75.
1796 Large Date. Rev., small letters, die broken at 1. Fine. $4.50.
1796 Small Date. Rev., large letters. VG. $3.00.
1796 Large Date. Rev., small letters. Good. $2.50.
1797 Seven stars before bust. Rev., large letters. VG. $3.20.
1797 Seven Stars before bust. Rev., large letters. VG. $3.50.
1797 Six Stars Facing. Pin scratch on throat. VG. $2.60.
1798 13 stars. Rev., small eagle in wreath. VG. $2.50.
1798 13 stars. Rev., large eagle, stars above head. Good. $2.00.
1798 15 stars. Rev., small eagle in wreath. VG. $3.50.
1799 Five Stars Facing. VG. $2.70.
1799 Six Stars Facing. VG. Berries on stem. $1.95.
1800 Die broken or rusted at 0 in date. VF. $2.50.
1800 VG and Good (nick on edge). (Total: 2 pieces). $1.85 each.
1800 VG. Half inch filed on reverse edge. $1.60.
1801 VG. $2.60.
1801 VG. $2.60.
1802/1 VG. $2.20.
1802/1 Good. Bad nicks on edge. $2.10.
1802/1 VG. $2.10.
1802 Perfect Date. VG. $2.00.
1802 Perfect Date. Good, Name pin-scratched in field of obverse. $1.25.
1803 Large 3. VG. Edge nicks, one in field. $3.10.
1803 Large 3. VG. $2.30.
Thomas L. Elder's sale of Apri1 13.14, 1917, contained these early dollars.
1795 Fillet. Unc., Proof surfaces. $5.00.
1796 EF and sharp. $14.00.
1797 VF. $8.50.
1799/8 Choice About Unc.$11.00.
1799 Sharp, Unc., with brilliant Proof surface. $15.00.
1799 Almost Unc. $4.50.
1799 VF. $3.70.
1800 Fine. $3.25.
1800 Almost Unc. $6.75.
1801 Sharp impression. Unc., bright. $18.00.
1802 Fine. $2.75.
1802 EF, strong impression. $4.00.
Thomas L. Elder's sale of January 25-26, 1918 included the following early silver dollars. Elder was a man of quick decisions and speed. It is said that on occasion he could catalogue 1,000 auction lots in a single day! (Of course, the descriptions would not win any literary awards.)
1794 VG. $60.00.
1795 Head of '94. Two leaves below wing, 19 berries [no grade given] $3.50.
1795 EF. Some lustre. $5.25.
1795 Fillet, in center of flan. EF. Proof surface. $4.50.
1795 Flowing Hair. Slightly scratched on head, otherwise about Unc. Still very choice. $4.
1795 Fillet. EF, choice. $3.25.
1796 Fine. $3.25.
1796 VF. $3.60.
1797 Unc., bright mint lustre. $12.00.
1797 Fine. $3.25.
1798 VG, approaching Fine. $3.10.
1798 Fine to VF. $2.75.
1799 Almost Unc. $3.10.
1799 AD. Reverse entirely so. $4.50.
1799 Fine. $2.25.
1800 Almost Unc. $3.50.
1800 VG. $1.90.
1801 Brilliant mint lustre. $13.00.
1802/1 EF. $2.90.
1802 VG, about Fine. $2.50.
1803 Almost Unc. $3.50.