1800 Draped Bust Silver Dollar. BB-193, B-13, 18. Rarity-4. AU-55 (PCGS). CAC.，A wonderfully original example with a sharp to full strike and nearly complete satin luster. The obverse is toned in iridescent olive-gray with vivid golden-apricot, powder blue and pale red undertones evident at direct lighting angles. For the reverse we note more reserved pearl gray patina, although a strong light calls forth more vivid highlights of pinkish-apricot and lilac-blue. Vying with BB-187 as the most frequently encountered die marriage of the 1800 silver dollar, BB-193 includes a number of Choice AU and Mint State examples on its list of notable specimen as compiled by Q. David Bowers in the 2013 edition of <em>The Encyclopedia of United States Silver Dollars: 1794-1804</em>. Off the market for decades, this exceptionally well preserved and attractive AU-55 is a newcomer to that list, and would do justice to the finest early dollar cabinet. BB Die State III (formerly attributed as B-18).，PCGS# 6887. NGC ID: 24X9.，，From the Alexander Collection.
