1795 $1 BB-52, Centered Bust MS(PCGS#39995)

August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

5053

Grade

AU53

Price

21,600

Lot Description

Vividly Toned 1795 BB-52 Centered Bust Dollar 1795 Draped Bust Silver Dollar. BB-52, B-15. Rarity-3-. Centered Bust. AU-53 (PCGS). This is a simply outstanding example of the type, issue and die marriage. Sharply defined, suitably lustrous features are enhanced by gorgeous album toning that is most vivid around the peripheries. BB Die State IV. The Centered Bust variety is the second of just two of this type made from 1795-dated dies. The first, BB-51, has the portrait shifted slightly to the left. While numismatist have traditionally accepted an identical rating of Rarity-2 for these two varieties, Harry E. Salyards assigns a revised rating of Rarity-3- to BB-52 in his new (2022) reference Eagle Poised on a Bank of Clouds. The author's assessment squares with your cataloger's (JLA's) experience, for appreciably more examples of the BB-51 Off-Center Bust variety have crossed his desk over the last 20+ years. The present offering brings with it far more eye appeal than commonly seen for the scarcer BB-52 attribution, and it is sure to see spirited bidding. Provenance: From the Legacy Collection. Earlier from Superior's Elite Coin Auction of January 2003, lot 841; Heritage's sale of the Richard J. Chouinard Collection of United States Coins, Part I, January 2005 FUN Signature Auction, lot 30268; our Americana Sale of February 2014, lot 2078. PCGS# 39995. NGC ID: 24X2. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.