Q. David Bowers
1798 [BB-113] B-27. Rarity-4. VF-20. Cleaned with the resulting hairlines. A few handling marks on Liberty's jaw, otherwise little evidence of circulation. Only a trace of the die crack below the 9 of date. $330.00.
1798 [BB-113] B-27. Rarity-4. VF-20. Lovely steel gray toning although "March the 11 1864" has been very faintly engraved in the obverse fields, but a glass is needed to read it. Another single pin scratch through IBE of LIBERTY. Not part of the Willasch Collection. $93.50.
1798 [BB-114] B-26. Rarity-6. VF-25. Cleaned to a bright white on both sides, with a hint of toning starting to form on reverse. The obverse has cleaning lines. $352.00.
1798 [BB-115] B-31. Rarity-3. EF-45. Glossy with golden toning gracing clean devices and fields. A minor planchet flaw across star 12 will assist in tracing the pedigree of this rare coin. Faint scratches are visible above the eagle's head. $1,100.00.
1798 [BB-115] B-31a. Rarity-3. EF-40. Medium gray toning with hints of lustre in the fields peeking out. Well struck and defect-free. Not part of the Willasch Collection. $1,265.00.
1798 [BB-116] B-30a. Rarity-G. EF-45. Sharp and beautiful, but harshly cleaned leaving the surfaces dull and denuded of lustre. $2,310.00.
1798 [BB-117] B-33a. Rarity-6. EF-40. Boldly struck with original gray and pink toning throughout. The obverse is well struck even though a massive die crack appeared on the reverse, which often renders the obverse strike weak. $4,620.00.
1798 [BB-118] B-28. Rarity-3. AU-50 (ANACS). Lovely mottled color throughout, centers glowing yellow, the periphery ranging from light green to blue. Struck a touch off center. Lustre still resides in the fields. Not part of the Willasch Collection. $2,090.00.
1798 [BB-118] B-28. Rarity-3. VF-25. Medium gray and quite pleasing because of the original toning. A bit of weakness in the field stars above the eagle. $522.50.
1798 [BB-119] B-29. Rarity-4. F-15. Steel gray and struck from worn and badly cracked obverse die. Lovely original toning with clean rims and devices. A bit too glossy, probably from an ancient cleaning. $231.00.
1798 [BB-120] B-12a. Rarity-4. VF-30. Light silver gray and recovering from a gentle cleaning. The rims, devices and fields are without a significant flaw, attesting to Mr. Willasch's demanding standards, Reverse stars are very weak, owing to die failure and not wear. $770.00.
1798 [BB-121] B-9. Rarity-4. VF-30. Well struck and very original with dark gray toning about the surfaces. Typical marks for the grade. $825.00.
1798 [BB-122] B-14. Rarity-3. VF-30. Dark gray toning with a few recent disturbances in the fields, which should tone over in a few years. A single rim mark at the D of UNITED. Not part of the Willasch Collection. $352.00.
1798 [BB-122] B-14a. Rarity-6. VF-20. Well struck from dies that suffered some sort of damage as the obverse has a strange rough area at the inside of stars 2 through 6, around the 7th star and L of LIBERTY and in a couple of other areas to a lesser extent. $231.00.
1798 [BB-123] B-8a. Rarity-b. VF-25. Lovely original gray color with clean surfaces. One obverse star very weak (the 12 star variety). $577.50.
1798 [BB-124] B-25. Rarity-3. VF-20. Light silvery color with darker highlights on the devices. Superb for the grade. Not part of the Willasch Collection. $522.50.
1798 [BB-124] B-25b. Rarity-4. VF-20. Steel gray and magnificent, the obverse is surrounded by a die crack which is connected to the rim below the 1 in the date, the 7th star and between the IE in LIBERTY. $632.50.
1798 [BB-125] B-24. Rarity-4. AU-50 (PCGS). Steel gray color and sharply impressed. A perfect type coin for the collector. Not part of the Willasch Collection. $2,970.00.
1798 [BB-125] B-24a. Rarity-2. VF-25. Mottled gray toning and weakly struck about the central areas. Clean rims and fields with only nominal marks acquired during its foray into circulation. $462.00.
1799/8 [BB-141] B-3. 15 Star reverse. Rarity-4. VF-20. Well centered and struck. Perfect medium gray toning. Not part of the Willasch Collection. $440.00.
1799/8 [BB-141] B-3. Rarity-3. EF-45 (PCGS). 15 Star reverse. Boldly struck. A normal scattering of marks. Not part of the Willasch Collection. $1,265.00.
1799/8 [BB-141] B-3. Rarity-3. F-12. Smooth and original, the fields reflect few of the marks one would expect on a medium grade coin such as this. The overdate is bold to the naked eye. A touch weak above the eagle. Not part of the Willasch Collection. $357.50.
1799/8 [BB-141] B-3. Rarity-3. VF-25 (PCGS). Lightly cleaned with a myriad of faint lines in the fields. Now toned with hints of gold about the devices and boldly impressed. Not part of the Willasch Collection. $742.50.
1799/8 [BB-141] B-3. Rarity-3. VF-25. 15 Star reverse. Original toning about the periphery and pleasing. $374.00.
1799/8 [BB-142] B-1. Rarity-4. VF-25. Steel gray and sharply struck. $880.00.
1799/8 [BB-143] B-2. Rarity-4. VF-30. Cleaned to an unnatural brightness but starting to acquire golden toning here and there. Some scattered marks on the obverse and reverse. Well struck for the variety. $396.00.
1799 [BB-151] B-13. Rarity-3. VF-25. Dark gray fields offset the lighter devices producing an appealing two tone effect. Choice fields and rims for the grade and One of the scarcest
1799 varieties. Interesting "irregular date" obverse with both 9's leaning away from each other and a band of die lumps in the star field above the right wing of eagle. $506.00.
1799 [BB-152] B-15a. Rarity-4. F-15. Silvery gray toning and well struck for this late die state. Once cleaned, with very faint lines in the fields. $484.00.
1799 [BB-153] B-4. Rarity-4. F-15. 15 Star reverse. Irregular date obverse. Medium gray toning and excellent surfaces. The obverse has numerous die cracks. $330.00.
1799 [BB-154] B-18. Rarity-5. VF-35. Pleasing steel gray color and sharply impressed. The surfaces are quite nice. Heavy die break from rim to D of UNITED to the left wing of eagle. $1,870.00.
1799 [BB-155] B-19. Rarity-5. F-15. Pleasant gray toning on the obverse, more yellow and gray on the reverse. Struck from worn dies as the central reverse appears indistinct when compared with other early die state varieties. $286.00.
1799 [BB-156] B-7a. VF-25. Lovely color combines to offset Gilbert Stuart's ornate ensemble. A few scattered tiny marks can be found with diligent examination. A rare late die state with light cracks about the lettering on the reverse. $528.00.
1799 [BB-157] B-5. VF-20. Cleaned to an even steel gray and starting to retone, a few minor hairlines still visible in the fields. A long hairline pin scratch on the obverse and a single tiny rim mark on the reverse. Not part of the Willasch Collection. $396.00.
1799 [BB-157] B-5. Rarity-4. F-15. Well struck and centered and very original. Probably cleaned many years ago, but fully recovered now. U of UNITED missing upper serif. $385.00.
1799 [BB-158] B-16. Rarity-2. VF-35. Some old marks on the obverse consisting of a gouge from the curl to the lower part of R of LIBERTY as well as some faint pin scratches in the obverse fields. Not part of the Willasch Collection. $495.00.