1800 Draped Bust Silver Dollar. BB-190, B-10a. Rarity-3. Very Wide Date, Low 8. AU-58+ (PCGS). CAC.，Superior technical quality, strong eye appeal and an impressive provenance define this coin as one of the most significant 1800 BB-190 dollars available to todays advanced collectors. Satiny surfaces retain nearly complete mint luster beneath a veil of pretty golden-gray and silver-olive patina. The toning has an iridescent quality that reveals faint highlights of blue, pink and apricot as the coin dips into a light. The strike is nicely centered on both sides with sharp to full definition over most design elements. Just a touch of softness is noted on the reverse at the junction of the eagles left wing and shield, a common feature for silver dollars of this type. Not only are the surfaces exceptionally smooth, but they are uncommonly original in an early dollar irrespective of type or variety. In fact, this coin has stronger eye appeal than many Draped Bust dollars that we have seen certified as Mint State in todays market. A highlight of the early dollar offerings in this sale, we encourage strong bids in expectation of fierce competition among discerning numismatists. BB Die State IV.<p>The Numismatic Gallery, which from 1944 through 1954 was a partnership between Abe Kosoff and Abner Kreisberg, auctioned the fabulous cabinet of F.C.C. Boyd in 1945 to 1946 under the title of the Worlds Greatest Collection. The sale was one of the most important in U.S. numismatics during the first half of the 20th century. Interestingly, the present example was misattributed as Haseltine-5 (BB-189, B-5) in both that catalog and its later offering in Numismatic Gallerys 1949 ANA Sale. Both Haseltine-5 and Haseltine-10 share the same reverse die, easily recognized by a die flaw in the field to the left of the second letter T in STATES. The obverses are easily distinguished, however, with Haseltine-10 (BB-190, B-10, offered here) corresponding to the Very Wide Date, Low 8 <em>Guide Book</em> variety of the 1800 dollar. This is one of the most frequently encountered die marriages of the issue, but at the threshold of Mint State the present example is rare from the standpoint of preservation and easily qualifies as Condition Census.，PCGS# 6888. NGC ID: 24X9.，，From the Alexander Collection. Earlier from Numismatic Gallerys sale of the Worlds Greatest Collection (F.C.C. Boyd), Part I, January 1945, lot 93; Numismatic Gallerys Sale of the 58th Annual ANA Convention, August 1949, lot 193. Numismatic Gallery envelope with provenance and (incorrect) attribution notes included.
