Q. David Bowers
1795 [BB-21] B-1. 1795/1195. B-1. VG-S or better, but there is one dull scrape before Liberty's mouth and three tiny reverse edge nicks. $425.00.
1795 [BB-21] B-1. 1795/1195. Bolender-1. Rarity-1. Common two leaves. AU-55, lovely rose and blue-green or rainbow toned, and has partly lustrous or iridescent surfaces. Despite some very minor obverse handling, a few tiny rim nicks, and one noticeable rim bruise, choice, well centered and attractive. Condition Census. $3,300.00.
1795 [BB-22] B-10. R-8. Fully F-12, natural toned with an iridescent green outline to Liberty and a few of the stars. Reverse mostly even gray with a little golden lustre around the wreath. Minor adjustment marks on reverse. $1,050.00.
1795 [BB-23] B-16. Unique. A lovely borderline Une. specimen with some faint obverse scratches, numerous reverse adjustment marks and lovely iridescent toning. Full breast feathers, though with a small round nick on them. $7,750.00.
1795 [BB-24] B-13. R-7. AU-50 or better, brilliant obverse with a lustrous toned reverse. The obverse shows many microscopic handling marks, some minor rubbing, and a crescentlike scratch on Liberty's jaw, reverse with many adjustment marks. $3,300.00.
1795 [BB-25] B-6. R-4. Early die state. VF-25 or better, but cleaned and having many obverse adjustment marks, as made. Fairly good centering and the few light rim dents on either side aren't worth mentioning. $925.00.
1795 [BB-25] B-6. Three leaves. Y of LIBERTY above T; same reverse as the common B-5. VF-35, traces of old cleaning. Bright obverse; reverse gray toned with iridescent lustre among leaves and branches. Some adjustment marks around obverse border, and parts of the reverse border are irregularly struck up at the denticles. Rather clean surfaces with just a few of the slightest edge dents. $1,400.00.
1795 [BB-26] B-12. R-6. VF-25, gray toned with some iridescence. Very clean, save for a minute rim bruise between 13th and 14th stars. A good strike except for the denticles at left on the obverse; reverse not perfectly centered. $1,200.00.
1795 [BB-26] B-12a. Fully F-15, dark gray tone and quite clean with just one obverse mark behind the head and some minute reverse rim nicks. $650.00.
1795 [BB-26] B-12a. VG-S to About F-10, clean gray color with one or two microscopic pin scratches. Central weakness as usual. $500.00.
1795 [BB-27] B-5. AU-55, frosty and pearl gray toned with full original mint lustre. Not perfectly centered, but with a few microscopic obverse handling marks; reverse, splendid with just a few signs of adjustment marks. $9,000.00.
1795 [BB-27] B-5. G-6 or better with a bold reverse and clean, without any impairments. $375.00.
1795 [BB-27] B-5. Three leaves. R-1. Variety with 2 mm long bar behind top curl point; fine die crack from end of left stem downward. MS-60 to 65. pale iridescent tone of mixed colors with darker backgrounds. Well struck with practically flawless surfaces, the reverse being truly superb. Well struck (full hair detail), but breast of eagle not fully struck up as usual. There are a few adjustment marks on center of obverse as made; light spot on Liberty's cheek as the result of a celluloid slide. $8,750.00.
1795 [BB-27] B-5a. Minute trace of bar and without most of the thin line extending from left stem downward to the border. Obviously reground dies, as the stars are also much smaller or more thinly cut. EF-45, light gray to darker iridescent toning, and lustrous with faintly reflective surfaces. Not quite perfectly centered, but, nevertheless, far above average with bold centers and borders. Minor spot outside 10th star mentioned for identification purposes only. $3,400.00.
1795 [BB-27] B-5a. VG to F-10. Bold and clean, but with two small edge bruises opposite the 7th and 8th stars and a nick opposite the fifth star on the denticles. $550.00.
1795 [BB-51] B-14. About F-12, naturally toned, and rather clean. $575.00.
1795 [BB-51] B-14. About VF-35, cleaned, with many tiny reverse scratches, some of which are adjustment marks. Well centered with otherwise clean surfaces, but there are some trivial reverse edge nicks. $1,000.00.
1795 [BB-51] B-14. AU, richly toned with much of its original mint surface still intact. Central reverse adjustment marks. $3,800.00.
1795 [BB-51] B-14. EF-40, but less desirable and down-graded because of a slight obverse scratch in the right field. Few other handling marks, plus some small reverse rim nicks, but there are many, many unattractive reverse adjustment marks as done at the Mint before striking. $1,350.00.
1795 [BB-51] B-14. Low R-2. Head placed too far left. MS-65. Iridescent gray toned uniformly on the obverse with uneven tones and partially light pearl tone on reverse. Full origi-nal mint lustre, well struck, beautiful and a "gem" example. Good centering, but there are a few tiny nicks on the rims, the most noticeable at 2:00 on the reverse. $9,200.00.
1795 [BB-51] B-14. Not quite MS-60. Obverse a deep bluish-gray tone, reverse a much lighter shade of delicate iridescence. Prooflike surface, most obvious on the reverse: Some infinitesimal handling marks, but most of these were on the planchet before striking. One or two tiny rim nicks. $4,250.00.
1795 [BB-52] B-15. R-4. Well centered head. EF-40, lightly toned, with reflective surfaces and lightly bagmarked and handled. Not perfectly centered, but all devices struck up. $2,800.00.
1795 [BB-52] B-15a, but counterstamped EB in Liberty's hair above her eye level for Ephraim Brasher. VF-30, natural gray toned, but with a couple of obverse rim nicks or bruises and a few minor reverse scratches and digs. Fair centering on the obverse and well struck up. $2,500.00
1795 [BB-52] B-15a. The other Draped Bust variety, with head properly centered; with the rare reverse advanced die cracks not known to Bolender (rim above D through Sand leaves below TAT, and at tops of ICA); advanced rust marks in fields. EF, sharp, lustrous, with warm irregular toning. $2,000.00.