1798 Dollar Newp

Stars arranged in straight lines


Stars arranged in curved arcs

 

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hard to tell whether genuine or not when it is raw and NOT in hand.

 

Here is what I think about your Stupid coin!! Thanks for sharing it

Now hurry up and save it,Im running on a free photobucket,I dont want you to drain it.

 

I wouldn't and won't grade it based on the photos...and I would only want it if priced accordingly due to the issues. I think you would be better off spending the same money on a VG example in a holder (to eliminate any doubts you may have) that hadn't been boinked with.

Unless you are collecting by die marriage and well versed in the series, I would return this one or send it off to get Genuined. Otherwise you will probably always have those doubts and ultimately resent it.

 

That one looks nicer then mine
Thanks for the pict!

 

The reference texts previously mentioned in this thread should be used before purchasing raw or slabbed early dollars...they are pricey but, will pay for themselves after your first purchase.

Jules Reiver has an attribution manual available on the ebay and other numis. lit. outlets for under $30. It is not as thorough as the Bolender/Brochart but the PUPs are the same as the coins themselves never change.

Reiver, Jules, The United States Early Silver Dollars 1794 to 1803, Krause Publications, 700 E. State Street, Iola, WI 54900-0001. $37.95

http://coins.shop.ebay.com/Publicat...ns_US_Individual&_fln=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m282

 

Can you get any photos of the third side of the coin...that is usually where counterfeits/replicas can be deciphered?

 

What's a good price for the Bolender/Brochart book?

 

In 1950 Milford H. Bolender published The United States Silver Dollars from 1794 to 1803, a reference book based on his own specialized collection of Bust dollars. He described and illustrated each variety known to him at the time and assigned (B) numbers to each coin. The book was extensively revised by noted collector, Jules Reiver, in 1988. A second reference book, Silver Dollars & Trade Dollars of the United States: A Complete Encyclopedia, Vol. One, authored in 1993 by Q. David Bowers and Mark Borckardt corrected and updated the Bolender book. Each known variety was assigned a (BB) number.

I'd get the Reiver manual if had to choose only one, the Bowers and Borckardt runs $200-$400 when you can find it and the Bolender text usually runs $100+ depending on which version.

Reiver's is the best value and easiest to use in my opinion with the most amount of needed information conveniently condensed down into a usable format...I have all of them and always reach for Jule's when I need a quick attribution that I don't know.

 

I strongly concur with CappedBust's recommendations; acquire the books [and other print resources] applicable to one's interests. :thumb:

Breen's alone was around $250 for me... $ Hundreds more with the other titles I've purchased too... Having them as resources have paid off... and those don't even include the "common titles" I have related to the overall hobby...

 

I'll go with counterfeit too.