Q. David Bowers
The Bowers and Ruddy Galleries sale of the Fairfield Collection, October 6-8, 1977. The main consignor to the sale was a New England gentleman who endeavored to obtain a large number of Liberty Seated, Morgan, and trade (see later listings) dollars in high grades. Duplicates, including memorable business strikes, abound. This is one of the relatively few sales in numismatic history to have both original and restrike specimens of 1851 and 1852.
1840 Proof $3,400.00.
1840 Liberty Seated. Gem Unc, $3,300.00.
1840 Seated. EF, normal bagmarks. $125.00.
1840 VF $130.00.
1841 Gem BU. $2,600.00.
1842 Br. Proof, few light marks and hairlines. $2,300.00.
1842 Choice Br. Unc. $2,100.00.
1843 BU, a number of bag marks on reverse. $900.00.
1844 Br. Proof $2,750.00.
1844 BU. $1,200.00.
1844 Scarce. AU, prooflike. $400.00.
1844 EF-AU, $425.00.
1844 EF, normal bagmarks. $170.00.
1845 BU, prooflike surfaees.$1,800.00.
1845 AU, light striking on reverse center. $275.00.
1845 EF-AU $250.00.
1846 Br. Proof, some hairlines. $3,100.00.
1846 Choice BU. $1,486.00.
1846 AU $200.00.
1846-O BU. $2,300.00.
1846-O AU $350.00.
1847 Choice Unc. $2,700.00.
1847 Borderline Unc. $265.00.
1847 VF-EF, fields rough and several rim bumps. $90.00.
1848 EF-AU $360.00.
1847 BU. $950.00.
1848 Proof. Some trivial handling marks. $2,800.00.
1848 Gem Unc. $4,750.00.
1849 Gem BU, some very slight striking weakness, was made on stars and head. $5,250.00.
1849 Choice BU. $1,700.00.
1849 AU, polished., $185.00.
1849 EF-AU $160.00.
1849 EF $150.00.
1850 BU. Scattered bagmarks. $900.00.
1850 Choice Br. Proof $4,900.00.
1850-O Unc. Scattered marks, some light striking on stars and head. $2,600.00.
1850-O VF, with a couple of edge nicks. $190.00.
1850-O VF, faint pinscratches. $200.00.
1851 Centered Date, restrike. Proof, some hairlines. $5,000.00.
1851 Original. Choice Unc., prooflike surfaces. $6,400.00.
1852 Choice Proof $4,250.00.
1852 BU, some light surface marks. $3,400.00.
1853 Choice Br. Proof $5,500.00.
1853 Gem BU. $2,300.00.
1853 Choice BU. $1,700.00.
1853 Choice BU. $1,750.00.
1854 Choice Proof $4,500.00.
1854 Choice BU. A few scattered marks. $2,500.00.
1854 Choice BU, sharply struck. $1,300.00.
1855 Good-VG $145.00.
1855 Choice Br. Proof $4,750.00.
1855 BU, prooflike surfaces, some handling marks. $1,300.00.
1856 Br. Proof, couple of scratches, $1,800.00.
1856 Unc. $1,250.00.
1857 VF $185.00.
1857 Proof, with hairlines. $1,900.00.
1857 Choice Br. Unc. $1,150.00.
1858 Br. Proof. Some hairlines in field. $2,800.00.
1858 Br. Proof. A few hairlines. $3,500.00.
1859 Choice Br. Proof $1,400.00.
1859 Choice Br. Proof $1,350.00.
1859 Choice Br. Unc. A few marks. $1,100.00.
1859-O EF, heavily cleaned. $85.00.
1859-O Choice Unc. With nearly full prooflike surfaces. $1,700.00.
1859-O BU, scattered bagmarks. $425.00.
1859-S VG $95.00.
1859-S BU. $2,600.00.
1860 Choice Br. Proof $1,300.00.
1860 Choice Proof $1,200.00.
1860 Gem Br. Unc. $2,100.00.
1860 Choice Br. Unc., $700.00.
1860-O Gem BU. $1,000.00.
1860-O Choice BU, prooflike. $1,400.00.
1860-O BU, $550.00.
1861 Choice Proof $1,400.00.
1861 Choice Proof $1,300.00.
1861 Gem BU. $2,000.00.
1861 Choice BU. $1,950.00.
1862 Choice Proof $1,400.00.
1862 Choice Proof $1,170.00.
1862 Choice BU. Fields have hundreds of parallel die lines, but these are raised unlike hairlines. $2,100.00.
1863 Choice Proof $1,300.00.
1863 Choice Proof $1,500.00.
1863 Br. Proof $1,100.00.
1863 Choice Unc. $2,100.00.
1863 Unc., usual bagmarks. $800.00.
1864 Gem Proof $1,600.00.
1864 Gem Proof $1,800.00.
1864 Gem BU. $3,900.00.
1865 Choice Proof $1,600.00.
1865 Choice BU. $2,000.00.
1866 Proof $1,250.00.