Superior Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

The strike is very nice overall despite polishing, just the usual weakness on the eagle's breast feathers, but well realized otherwise. One of t...

BB-193, medium to deep gray with smooth underlying luster peeking through -- a very appealing, uncleaned specimen of this variety, it has excellent de

BB-190, wide date with a low 8. Choice lustrous toned surface on both sides. An extra nice example of this date. (#6887)<p><i>The Gonzag...

Deep natural gray patina with very choice surfaces, color and eye-appeal. A valuable commodity in today's active Bust Dollar market! (#6887)

BB-194. Light silvery with luster, the high points faintly brownish gray and rubbed looking by contrast; this may have been dipped at some recent time

BB-196, the only use of this 12 arrows reverse die. There were 16 varieties issued in 1800 comprising a total mintage of 220,920 pieces, some with min

BB-192. There are actually two obverses combined with the AMERICAI reverse, this, BB-192, has the firs star closer to Liberty's hair than star 7...

BB-211. On this variety, star 13 is twice as far from the bust as star 8 is to the Y. Another in a pleasing run of consigned bust dollars from a gentl

Satiny frosted though not what you would call "booming" luster -- these rarely are, even in Mint State. A highly presentable coin in this ...

BB-212. Light pin lines on the neck and in the field at right. Deepest toning at the rims. Whereas during the period 1794-1799 the intrinsic value of

Minimal if not spectacular smooth luster over nice silver gray surfaces showing a careful preservation. A scarce specimen in this quality, boldly stru

BB-241, base of T broken in LIBERTY. Abundant and choice luster over nice silver gray surfaces showing a range of natural toning. Only two obverse die

BB-242 with perfect T in LIBERTY. Normal date (the other main variety has the date 1802/1), with oceans of mint frostiness around the stars and legend

BB-232, star 1 closer to hair than star 7 is to L of LIBERTY. On this variety, the first 1 in the date is very close to or almost touches the lower ha

BB-234. Scarcer of the various 1802 overdates, the date has the digits noticeably more separated than in the ore common "close dates." Her...

BB-252, with the small 3 set too high in the field. A very attractive mottled gray toned specimen of this last regularly minted bust dollar, one of on

BB-255. Minor adjustment marks at the lower left rim; in other areas, choice and attractively toned. 1803-dated dollars were the last produced during

Only the single die variety carries the large 3 obverse punch, Bolender-6, BB255, and this is a well toned, excitingly original specimen. The surface

First year of issue, one of only 61,005 pieces struck. Starting in 1840, after a lapse of more than 30 years, silver dollars were issued for general c

A frosty 1842 with lustrous, natural milky gray toned surfaces and a commanding strike, although bagmarked and not in overly choice condition. A fit r