Q. David Bowers
1796 Small Date and large letters. Strictly very good; can be classed as fine for coin. Catalogues $17.50 and retails for more. $17.00.
1797 Variety with six stars to right of bust and 10 to left. Reverse, large letters in legend. Beautiful Unc, specimen. Sharp with bold impression and every star filled. Die suction marks on obverse and very light, hardly noticeable, file marks on reverse. A tiny light nick at eagle's beak, probably due to another coin falling on it. With fun bright mint lustre. Just about as perfect as the day it was minted. Rare and valuable so choice: A similar specimen is my sale of the Roe Collection brought $112.50. $105.00.
1797 Same type as last, six stars to right and ten to left of bust. Strictly VF. Catalogues $27.50 but has an auction record for much more. $22.50.
1797 Variety with seven stars to right of bust and nine to left. Reverse, large letters. EF, nearly Unc, Unusually bold impression with every star sharp, fairly broad milled borders. Rare so choice. Said to have cost $75.00. $55.00.
1797 Another just as last. Strictly Fine. Scarce and in much demand. Record about $30.00 for equal specimen. $24.50.
1797 The extremely rare variety with small letters in legend of reverse. Strictly Fine. Can easily be. classed as VF for this coin. Free from any nicks or dents. A similar specimen in my Roe Sale but in Unc.condition brought $172.50. $41.00.
1798 Type of 1796, small eagle on reverse. Variety with 15 demand. Catalogues up to $60.00 in VF. $51.00.
1798 Heraldic Eagle. Date fairly close. Broad milled borders. EF with considerable mint lustre. Every star filled. Variety with light die break from border through 17 to bust. Very scarce so choice. $42.50.
1798 Heraldic Eagle. Type as last but of an entirely different die. Most of the stars on reverse distant from clouds and star distant from beak. VF. $20.00.
1798 Figure 8 close to bust. Reverse, top stars touch clouds; star close to beak. Fine. $9.00.
1799/8 Date high. Fine, strictly so. Scarce. Catalogues at $20.00 and retails for more. $16.00.
1799 The rare variety with five stars to right of bust and eight stars to left. Practically Unc. Almost full mint lustre. Unusually sharp impression with every star filled. Just the very barest touch of cabinet friction and tiny nicks on cheek, hardly noticeable. The reverse is perfect. Undoubtedly one of the finest specimens known of this rare variety. Even such great collections of dollars as the Atwater and Roe only possessed Fine specimens. I doubt if more than half a dozen specimens exist in this beautiful condition. This is only the second or third choice specimen I have ever seen. Said to have cost well over $100.00 many years ago. $97.50.
1799 Six Stars to right and seven to left. The date is over '98. Very plain overdate. Practically Unc. with frosty mint surface. Variety with light die breaks through legend on reverse, with almost full mint lustre. Not a rare date, but extremely rare so choice. Catalogues $30.00 in only VF. In this gem condition it is worth several times that amount. $30.00.
1799 Perfect Date. Star on reverse touches lower part of beak. Faint die breaks on obverse. Nearly Unc., iridescent surface. Quite rare so choice. $12.50.
1799 Six stars to right. Variety with stars trifle smaller and sharply cut. Stars on reverse smaller. Unc. with raised milled borders. The obverse shows slight cabinet friction. Almost brilliant mint lustre. The reverse is as perfect as the day it was minted. Quite rare so choice. (Said to have cost $100.00). $36.50.
1799 Perfect Date, struck low. Light die breaks through date. Nearly Unc. with frosty mint lustre. A beautiful specimen, and as such, rare and valuable. $40.00.
1799 Six Stars Facing. Perfect Date. The rare variety with diagonal die break across entire center of reverse. Small stars. Strictly VF. Rare. $15.65.
1799 Six Stars Facing. Light die breaks through date. Perfect die on reverse. Large stars about eagle's head. Fine. $12.50.
1799 Six Stars Facing. Variety with very short ends to 9's in date. Perfect dies. VF. Scarce variety. $12.55.
1799 Six Stars Facing. Light die breaks through date. Small stars on reverse. Die breaks in legend. About Fine. $8.50.
1799 Six Stars Facing. Perfect Date. VG. $7.50.
1800 Variety with top lock of hair in single curl with few thin hairs above. Practically Unc. with mint lustre. Unusually bold impression with wide milled raised borders; considerable mint lustre. Just the slightest touch of cabinet friction. Rare so choice. Record for similar specimen $90.00. $58.50.
1800 Variety with light die breaks through date. Strictly VF. $10.00.
1800 Die break on reverse making the legend read AMERICAI. Strictly Fine. $10.00.
1800 Variety with die break at neck and above bust and light die breaks on reverse. VF. Very scarce variety. $18.75.
1801 Variety with large stars on reverse. VF but light scratch on obverse. Scarce date. Catalogues $25.00 in VF. $25.00.
1801 Perfect Dies. EF, sharp; well centered and struck with some mint lustre. Just the faintest die break from top star to scroll on reverse. Very scarce so choice. $27.50.
1801 Small stars on reverse. Variety with first 1 of date almost touching curl. Strictly Fine. $18.00.
1801 Type similar to last. Variety with short stem to olive branch. Fine. $17.50.
1801 Variety with long stem to olive branch. Figure 1 somewhat distant from curl. Fine. $18.00.
1801 Faint die break on reverse. A in STATES connected with cloud. VG. $16.00.
1801 First 1 of date very close to curl. VG. $17.00. 1802/1 Wide Date. Unusually bold overdate. Practically Unc., sharp with full mint lustre. Slight evidence of cabinet friction. Raised milled borders. Very scarce variety in rare condition. The Atwater speciimen was only VF. This specimen is about equal to the specimen in my Roe Sale where it brought $40.00. In my opinion this coin is worth considerably more today. I cannot help but repeat that the values of our early silver dollars in choice condition have not and are not being appreciated. $31.00.
1802/1 Close Date. Fine, strictly so. Record for similar specimen over $30.00. $12.50.
1802 Perfect Date. Beautiful brilliant Unc. specimen. Just about as perfect as the day it was minted. Well centered with bold impression. Very rare so choice. Record $138.50. $115.00.
1802 Perfect Date. VF. $25.00.
1802 Perfect Date and Dies. About Fine. $18.00.
1803 Large 3 in date. EF with mint lustre. Very scarce so choice. The coin is not far from Unc. $22.50.
1803 Small 3 in date. VF. Very scarce, more so than the large 3 variety. Catalogues $25.00 in VF. $26.00.