1803 $1 BB-254 MS(PCGS#40099)

1803 $1 BB-254 MS (PCGS#40099)

The November 2012 Baltimore Auction

Lot Description: Frosty Mint State 1803 B-4, BB-254 Draped Bust Dollar 1803 Draped Bust Silver Dollar. B-4, BB-254. Rarity-3. Small 3. MS-61 (NGC). One of the finest of the variety and possibly the second finest seen by NGC although there are four coins noted in the Census as Mint State-63 which are not differentiated by die variety or the size of the digit 3. Peach-gold with teal peripheral accents bathe the obverse and reverse entirely with eye appealing hues. Lustrous fields peer through when examined and show few nicks or handling marks. There is one dull scratch on Liberty's jaw, mentioned for identification. The strike is fairly sharp as all the reverse stars are intact and clear, as well as the obverse stars showing their radial centers save the second one which is usually soft on this variety perhaps because of its location adjacent to Liberty's wing tip and the ever present die crack there. Impressive quality as precious few Mint State Bust Dollars exist, and all are treasures today. PCGS# 40099. NGC Census: 1; 1 finer (MS-64 finest) within the B-4, B-254 designation.