Q. David Bowers
1800 [BB-187] B-16b. Rarity-3, F-15. Original gray toning. Not part of the Willasch Collection. $484.00.
1800 [BB-187] B-16c. Rarity-4. VF-20. Lightly cleaned and now starting to retone, $418.00.
1800 [BB-188] B-5a. Rarity-4. VF-30. Sharpness of VF but cleaned to unnatural brilliance. Now returning to a steel gray in color. Well struck and still an acceptable example of this Scarce variety. $467.50.
1800 [BB-189] B-5c. Rarity-G. VF-25. Iridescent gray color and very pleasing, only the faintest wipe lines appear on the surfaces. Well struck although a very late die state: A single hidden mark on the I of LIBERTY and a minute rim bump at the right wing tip. $577.50.
1800 [BB-190] B-10b. Rarity-3. F-15. Lightly cleaned with the usual faint hairlines on the surfaces and starting to retone on the reverse. A very late die state on the reverse with multiple cracks through AMERICA and the eagle's wings. The base of the right wing On the eagle is flat. $352.00.
1800 [BB-191] B-11. AMERICA!. Rarity-1. VF-20. Steel gray toning and only faint evidence of cleaning. A few light marks are Visible on Liberty. $396.00.
1800 [BB-192] B-19b. AMERICAI. Rarity-3. AD-50. Glistening lustre blazes from the fields, enhanced by russet and blue color evenly distributed across the millimeters of the obverse and reverse. Bluntly struck, as often seen on 'this variety, with minor weakness. Not part of the Willasch Collection. $4,180.00.
1800 [BB-192] B-19b. AMERICAI. Rarity-3. F-15. Cloudy gray toning with the devices pleasantly offset by darker areas in the fields, $286.00.
1800 [BB-193] B-13. Rarity-3. VF-30. Deep midnight toning atop the surfaces and boldly struck. Each star and device is sharp. A faint mark on the back of Liberty's jaw is the only readily Visible defect. A glossy jewel that has probably been retoned. $797.50.
1800 [BB-193] B-13a. Rarity-2. VF-30. Light silver and only shows minimal evidence of cleaning. It was struck from badly clashed and worn dies, the reverse die becoming bulged and buckled. Still, a hint of lustre remains, stubbornly clinging near the devices. $660.00.
1800 [BB-193] B-13b. Rarity-3. VF-20. Cleaned with some minor mottling on the obverse, the reverse still fairly bright. Unevenly struck from badly clashed dies. Not part of the Willasch Collection. $550.00.
1800 [BB-194] B-14a. Dotted Date variety. Rarity-3. VF-25. Light gray and doubtless cleaned years ago, but starting to recover. Well struck with clean surfaces and rims. Both dies have several defects on them, appearing as raised lumps on the coin. $319.00.
1800 [BB-195] B-15. Rarity-2. AU-50 (PCGS). Deep gray toning throughout with some minor planchet streaks and spotting on the reverse. Faint lustre remains atop the lightly worn devices, Not part of the Willasch Collection. $2,970.00.
1800 [BB-195] B-15. Rarity-2. F-15+. Clean surfaces and hints of lustre give this coin an alluring look. $396.00.
1800 [BB-196] B-17. Rarity-4. AU-50. Bright-and frosty, but expertly repaired below Liberty's bust to remove a rim hump. Lovely light golden toning on both sides and really quite pleasing. Not part of the Willasch Collection. $1,375.00.
1800 [BB-196] B-17. Rarity-4. VF-20. Clean fields and devices, and quite original. Medium toning. Not part of the Willasch Collection. $352.00.
1800 [BB-196] B-17. Rarity-4. VF-25. Harshly cleaned with heavy handling lines in the fields. The stars on the right are bold, but the left stars are weak as the obverse die began to break apart. Well struck on Liberty and the reverse. A single sharp clash mark showing through OF. $462.00.
1801 [BB-211] B-1a:. Rarity-3. AU-50. Bright and lustrous, glowing lustre dances in the fields, A hint of golden toning further offsets the devices. Exceptional strike for the variety. Not part of the Willasch Collection. $4,620.00.
1801 [BB-211] B-1a. Rarity-3. VF-25. Lightly cleaned: Moderate wear and no significant handling marks. $550.00.
1801 [BB-211] B-1a. Rarity-3. VF-30. Gently circulated, somehow avoiding the usual rim bumps and scratches seen on the large coins. Harmonious gray toning. Not part of the Willasch Collection. $627.00.
1801 [BB-212] B-2. Rarity-4. EF-45. Attractive toning graces the surfaces of this well struck dollar. A few tiny contact marks. Not part of the Willasch Collection. $2,310.00.
1801 [BB-212] B-2. Rarity-4. EF-45. Lightly polished on the obverse and retoned with consummate skill. A few minor rim marks on both sides. The reverse is choice and original, sea green about the periphery lightening to russet at the centers. Not part of the Willasch Collection. $715.00.
1801 [BB-212] B-2. Rarity-4. VF-30. Bright from a recent cleaning but starting to retone. Well struck and centered. $715.00.
1801 [BB-213] B-3. Rarity-3. EF-40. Faint toning starting to form over gently cleaned surfaces. Lustre still adheres in the protected areas. $990.00.
1801 [BB-214] B-4. Rarity-5. F-15. Cleaned to a dull white with only a hint of toning. Sharply impressed for the' date. $396.00.
1802/1 [BB-231] B-1. Rarity-3. VF-30. Steel gray and magnificent original toning. Boldly struck with each star sharp as well as every curl of Liberty's ample tresses. The reverse, too, is bold and original. Perfectly centered. $1,210.00.
1802/1 [BB-232] B-4.:Rarlty-4. VF-20. Mottled original toning combines to make a delightful and attractive coin. Sharply struck. A couple of faint adjustment marks. $555.50. .
1802/1 [BB-233] B-2. Rarity-4. F-15+. Sharply struck but a number of minor pin scratches are Visible when examined with a strong glass at the perimeter. Lovely toning about the rim. $352.00.
1802/1 [BB-234] B-3. Rarity-3. VF-20. Marred only by a faint cleaning lines and a single pin scratch from the rim to the I of UNITED to the arrowheads. Pleasant toning. $462.00.
1802/1 [BB-235] B-9. Rarity-4. VF-25. Mottled gold and sea green toning throughout and boldly struck. $1,210.00.
1802 [BB-241] B-6. Rarity-2. AU-50. Gold and gray highlights atop well struck devices. Not part of the Willasch Collection. $3,190.00.
1802 [BB-241] B-6. Rarity-2. AU-50. Lightly cleaned long ago and now retoned about the periphery. Still bright at the centers. Boldly struck with sharp detail everywhere. A few minor pin scratches visible in the fields. Not part of the Willasch Collection. $1,265.00.
1802 [BB-241] B-6. Rarity-2. MS-63. Extra bold detail on Liberty's hair curls and drapery folds. Small defect above eagle's beak, and two tiny rim marks. Not part of the Willasch Collection. $7,150.00.
1802 [BB-241] B-6. Rarity-2. Sharpness of MS-60 but cleaned and retoned to a medium gray. Superb strike. Not part of the Willasch Collection. $1,430.00.
1802 [BB-241] B-6. Rarity-2. VF-25. Cleaned to an unnatural brilliance with faint lines in the fields. Sharply struck. Some extra cross lines engraved in the vertical shield lines. $352.00.
1802 [BB-242] B-5a. Rarity-4. F-15. Lovely iridescent toning which hides numerous faint pin scratches on the reverse. Some minor marks in the field before Liberty's face. Well struck. $253.00.
1803 [BB-251] B-1a. Rarity-3. VF-25. Lightly buffed leaving the fields a touch too bright for the grade, now retoning with lovely gold color which adheres to the fields. Well struck and centered. $462.00.
1803 [BB-252] B-5. Rarity-2. VF-25. Recently cleaned and brighter than most coins in this extensive collection. Hints of toning have already established a beachhead along the perimeter. Boldly struck. $550.00.
1803 [BB-254] B-4. Rarity-2. VF-25. Traces of cleaning in the fields, but like quantities of others in this collection, toning now hides most of the evidence. Age and toning now mask most of the trivial evidence, and, as with virtually every silver coin from the period the cleaning does not significantly impair the surfaces. $500.50.
1803 [BB-255] B-6. Rarity-2. F-12. Rather harshly cleaned and now toned a dark gray. Only Large 3 variety of the year. A couple of marks in the central shield. $198.00.
1803 [BB-256] B-3. Rarity-3. F-15+. Broad, fat rims protected the delicate engravings during its foray in circulation. Ample detail remaining. Rarest variety of the year. Minor cleaning lines in the fields, but these are hidden by sprinklings of toning. $385.00.