Bust dollar

Bust Dollar Values
Bust dollar values for this colonial series begin at the $600 level. Imagine a heavily worn silver dollar minted between 1794 and 1803 is worth at least $600.

1794 Bust dollar
The 1794 Bust dollar that many experts now believe is the first silver dollar struck by the United States Mint remains on exhibition at the American Numismatic Association Money Museum through August with displays also now ...

1800 Bust Dollar NGC AU50 BB184 Blue Perimeter Toning
Replica U.S. Trade Dollar 1876 CC #5134
1799 Draped Bust Dollar CHOICE VF+++/XF ** SCARCE!!! ...

1796 Draped Bust Dollar
From the rare 1796 draped bust dollars there are six varieties.
A 1796 coin with small date and small Letters (Bolender One, Two and Three)
A 1796 coin with small date and large Letters (Bolender Four and Six) ...

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Bust dollar: the United States Silver Dollars issued from 1795 to 1804.

Bust dollar Slang for silver dollars struck from 1795-1803. (Those dated 1804 were first struck in 1834 for inclusion in Proof sets. Those Proofs dated 1801, 1802, and 1803 were also struck at dates later than indicated.) ...

The Draped Bust dollar obverse was designed by noted artist Gilbert Stuart in an attempt to elevate U.S. coinage designs to "world class" stature.

To illustrate, most Bust Dollars have been cleaned and I would imagine that in the case of many early coins, those who assemble most of the price guides assume that some cleaning may have occurred.

Photo © Ken Potter 2003 / Die from the Ken Potter Collection
A side view of a Bust Dollar Silver Round Die Containing a Major Die Break
Photo © Ken Potter 2003 / Die from the Ken Potter Collection
A 1998 Mardi Gras Die Containing a Major Die Break ...

And the Carter/Contursi 1794 Bust dollar, believed by some experts to be the first silver dollar struck by the United States Mint.

- would be an MS-69 Washington Quarter or a DCAM Proof 68 Franklin Half.
Phillip Morris - would be a 1798 Bust Dollar or a VF 1895 O Barber dime.
Microsoft - would be a 1916-D Mercury Dime or a 1909 S-VDB Lincoln Cent.

Bust Dollars of 1798-1800 (the most common dates) that sell for $250,000 to $300,000 and you'll quickly understand why I consider Choice and Gem mint state Talers among the most undervalued coins in the world. Try to find another! ...

One of the most interesting (and rare) coins in that sale was a 1795 Small Eagle bust dollar, described simply as Uncirculated. It was a gem coin with superb surfaces, lustre and strike. Unfortunately, the toning was positively hideous.

Adjustment Marks - Marks or grooves caused by filing a planchet prior to striking in order to reduce it to a standard weight. This was a fairly common practice on many early U.S. coins, particularly bust dollars.

The Flowing Hair Dollar had a short run, as the Draped Bust Dollar replaced it in 1795. Anyone who comes across a Flowing Hair Dollar from 1974 has a rare and valuable coin. However, the 1975 version is much more affordable.

It didn't resume until early May of 1795, and from then through mid-October the new equipment cranked out more than 160,000 Flowing Hair dollars dated 1795. In October, the design gave way to a new Draped Bust dollar, ...

As such, adjustment marks do not reduce the value of a coin nearly as much as a series of equally visible scratches which were not "mint-caused." This was a fairly common practice on many early U.S. coins, in particular bust dollars and gold coins, ...

The '94-S Barber dime has long been considered one of the "Big Three" American numismatic rarities, along with the 1913 Liberty nickel and the 1804 Draped Bust dollar.

The reverse was also updated, with a rendering of the Great Seal for the United States. The series is a treasure trove to collectors due to the large number of varieties, but all Draped Bust dollars are in constant demand.

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