1798 $1 BB-105 MS(PCGS#40022)

November 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2110

Grade

AU53

Price

24,000

Lot Description

BB Die State III. A beautiful, premium quality example with legitimate claim to Condition Census standing for the variety. Vivid peripheral toning frames lighter gold and silver centers, ample satin luster evident throughout as the surfaces rotate under a light. The focal features are softly defined, typical of the variety, but the detail sharpens appreciably toward fully and uniformly denticulated borders. A lack of significant marks further enhances the appeal of this lovely coin.<p>Vying with BB-125 as the most readily obtainable die marriage of the 1798 silver dollar, BB-105 exists in almost any grade that the collector might desire. The Condition Census as defined by Q. David Bowers (2013) ranges in grade from AU-55 to MS-65, this seemingly undergraded AU-53 almost certainly qualifying for inclusion in that highly select group. Worthy of both a close look and the strongest bids.