Silver Dollars & Trade Dollars of the United States - A Complete Encyclopedia

Chapter 4: Early Dollars, Guide to Collecting and Investing
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1799 [BB-163] B-10c. VF. Elder sale 1936. Strong even impressions. $22.00.
1799 [BB-163] B-10. VF. Elder sale 1936. Plate. (Both obverse and reverse of this coin shown on plates VI and VII.) $24.50.
1799 [BB-163] B-10a. VF, bold even impressions. $25.50.
1799 [BB-163] B-10b. Fine. From Lighthouse Collection. $20.00.
1799 [BB-164] B-17. EF, nearly Unc., considerable mint lustre, prooflike surface on reverse. Schuyler Collection. Plate. $34.00.
1799 [BB-164] B-17a. EF, mint lustre. From Gettys Collection. $34.00.
1799 [BB-165] B-8. EF, considerable mint lustre. P.C. Clark Collection. Plate. (Both obverse and reverse shown on plates VI and VII in book.) $31.00.
1799 [BB-165] B-8a counterstamped by Ephraim Brasher, New York City merchant, famous for his Brasher gold doubloons. With counters tamp EB in depressed rectangle, On top part of head. VG, and the only one known. Ex. rare. From the celebrated Dunham Collection. $42.50.
1799 [BB-165] B-8a. VF, possibly better, as there is some lustre close to stars and letters. Bought from Guttag Bros. many years ago. $26.00.
1799 [BB-165] B-8b. Obverse Fine, reverse VG. Very rare state. $18.25.
1799 [BB-166] B-9. Unc., beautiful impressions, except for slight friction on reverse center. Finely toned, mint lustre. Early impressions. From Elder sale in 1924. Plate. (Plate VI and VII show both obverse and reverse of this identical coin.) $41.50.
1799 [BB-166] B-9a. EF,. sharp even impressions; nearly Unc., mint lustre. From the Gable Collection, later in the Reeder Collection. $38.50.
1799 [BB-1661 B-9b. VF.·Col. Green Collection. $22.00.
1799 [BB-166] B-9c. Some file marks on reverse done at Mint to reduce planchet weight. Sharply struck, Unc., with mint lustre. Schuyler Collection. $51.00.
1799 [BB-167] B-14. Unc., strong impressions, reverse struck somewhat off center to right as usual with this variety. Mint lustre. Bought from Henry Chapman over 30 years ago. Plate. (See plates Vl and VlI for both obverse and reverse illustrations of this very coin.) $45.00.
1799 [BB-168] B-22. Obverse Fine, reverse VF. Ex. rare variety, Rarity-6. From the Schwab Collection. Plate. (Reverse). $28.50.
1799 [BB-169] B-21. EF, only slightly touched by wear on highest parts. Bought from Henry Chapman 30 years ago. Plate. (Obverse). $45.00.
1800 [BB-181] B-1. Fine. Very rare. Plate. (Obverse). $21.00.
1800 [BB-182] B-2. Fine. Excessively rare, Rarity-7. From the "World's Greatest Collection" sale by Numismatic Gallery in New York in 1945 at $45. Probably the Haseltine specimen, and the only one I have ever seen. $38.75.
1800 [BB-183] B-3. Excessively rare, the finest known, and not found by me until 1949. Formerly in "World's Greatest Collection." VF, obverse edge nick at top. Plate. (Reverse). $42.50.
1800 [BB-184] B-12. Unc., Proof surface on reverse. Col. Green Collection. $51.00.
1800 [BB-184] B-12a. VF. From Lyman H. Low sale 1916. Plate. (Obverse) $22.50.
1800 [BB-185] B-20. Obverse new, not known to Haseltine. The upper right star is in a position similar to the obverse of the 1804 dollars, with two points almost touching Y. This variety of the 1800 dollar is just as rare as a genuine 1804 dollar, and just as hard to find, which prevents its being used in idle fabrication of an "1804" by altering the date, but it has been done at least twice. EF, sharp even impressions, well toned, Rarity-7. Plate. (Obverse). The only piece known to me. $175.00.
1800 [BB-186] B-4. VF, strong impressions, some lustre. From same collection as last. Plate. (Obverse). $32.50.
1800 [BB-186] B-4a. VF, and from same collection as two preceding. W.G.C. sale in New York, 1945. Very rare. Plate. (Obverse). $26.00.
1800 [BB-186] B-4b. Recently obtained, it was formerly in Col. Green Collection. VF, except weak on upper right part of eagle, ribbon, and a few stars on right on reverse. V. rare. $27.50.
1800 [BB-187] B-16. EF, sharp even impressions. From Earle sale, later in Schuyler Collection. Plate. (Both obverse and reverse seen on plate VIII.).$31.00.
1800 [BB-187] B-16a. EF, sharp even impressions. From Gettys Collection. $28.50.
1800 [BB-187] B-16b. VF. From H. Chapman in 1930. $24.00.
1800 [BB-188] B-8. EF, sharp even impressions. H.P. Smith and Schuyler collections. Plate. (Both obverse and reverse of this very coin shown on plate VIII). $35.00.
1800 [BB-189] B-5. EF, some lustre. Rare. Bought from B.G. Johnson. $36.00.
1800 [BB-189] B-5a. VF, and very rare variety. Plate. (Reverse) $26.00.
1800 [BB-189] B-5b. VF, nicely toned, some mint lustre. Col. Green Collection. Ex. rare. $31.00.
1800 [BB-189] B-5c. VF. Newcomer Collection. $24.00.
1800 [BB-190] B10. VF and sharp. From Col. Green Collection. (One of biggest collections of V.S. coins ever assembled). $23.50.
1800 [BB-190] B-10a. EF. Col. Green Collection. $31.00.
1800 [BB-191] B-11. VF. Purchased from Ben's Stamp & Coin Co. in Chicago. Plate. (Both obverse and reverse shown on plate VIII.) $32.50.
1800 [BB-192] B-19. VF, sharp, and well-centered. Plate (obverse), bought from Johnson, St. Louis. $25.00.
1800 [BB-192] B-19a. VF, nice even impressions. Schwab Collection. $24.00. .
1800 [BB-192] B-19b.EF, sharp even impressions. The AMERICAI variety. From Elder sale in 1927. $32.50.
1800 [BB-193] B-18. EF, some lustre near stars and letters. A.M. Smith Collection. Plate. (Plate VIII shows both obverse and reverse.) $39.00.
1800 [BB-193] B-18a. EF, finely toned piece. From the Fox Collection. $31.00.
1800 [BB-194] B-14. VF, nicely toned piece, some mint lustre. Treadway Collection. Plate. (See plate VIII in my book on dollars for both obverse and reverse of this identical coin.) $26.00.
1800 [BB-194] B-14a. VF. Lighthouse Collection. $29.00.
1800 [BB-195] B-15. VF, sharp and bold impressions. From Elder sale 1924. plate. (Both obverse and reverse shown on plate VIII.) $25.00.
1800 [BB-196] B-17. EF. Formerly in Stickney Collection, then in Schwab Collection. Plate. (See plate VIII for both obverse and reverse of this coin.) $47.50.
1800 [BB-196] B-17a. VF, strong sharp impressions. $23.00.
1800 [BB-196] B-17b. EF. Col. Green Collection. $32.00.
1801 [BB-211] B-1. Only slight signs of circulation, strong impressions, mint lustre. From Howe Collection. Plate. (Obverse and reverse of this coin shown on plate IX in book on dollars.) $42.50.

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