1803 One Dollar

I would go to the PCGS and NGC websites and see if there is a coin show in your area that offers on site grading. If they are real, you definitly have some coins there that should be graded, and appreciated as a special gift from your father and grandfather. Sorry for your loss.

 

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tmoneyeagle photo request

Here is a close-up of one coins you wanted to look at. Thanks

 

Too bad about that mark on Liberty's cheek. That was a very nice coin before that hit.

 

The bust dollar may very well be authentic. That it's been cleaned and polished is apparent, but if genuine it is still a valuable coin. What are your plans for the set?

 

It's hard to tell if the 1803 S$1 is genuine. I have some concerns.

• The denticles are very soft for a "high grade" coin. In particular, the obverse denticles at 7 o'clock look fishy
• The reverse denticles at 7 and 10 o'clock are not right
• Potential tooling marks right of the "3" in the date and underneath chin / in front of throat
• heavily dipped / cleaned if not outright polished

If genuine, it's been worked on quite a bit. Personally, I think it's fake.

 

It looks real to me. It is a B-6 variety R-2 rarity. I would say XF to AU details.

 

PS - wow want great type sets. Very nice. Oh - and yes a lot of the bust dollars have been dipped. The only thing that worries me on your coin is maybe the hair was tooled, but I could not tell. Nice sets and sorry for you loss.

 

Thanks - really helps alot - in reply to ksparrow- my plan is to sell the coins - I think they would be much more appreciated with someone that is a collector (since im not). I guess I should have them graded and see if heritage or someone would want to auction them. I dont really want to send them out in the mail for grading so may wait for a show which doesnt seem to often so I can take them to get graded. If anyone has any other ideas on what the best thing to do let me know - Thanks again Dawn

 

That is a beautiful set! Even though some of them had obviously been cleaned, I'm seeing a lot of remaining luster on some of the upper end type coins! Your grandfather had an eye for quality.

 

That's a large image and the mark is probably relatively small. I have seen MS65's with marks as large/bad as that one, even when they were on Liberty's face.

 

WOW! That is one beautiful coin! :thumb:

 

some great pieces there. could i see some closeups of the 20 cent piece?

 

Too bad it doesn't have an Ike to finish the set...