1804 BB-306 Class III Post-1858 Proof Strike Draped Bust Silver Dollar

• Diameter: 39.00 mm
• Mintage/Proof: 0 / 6
• Weight: 26.96 grams
• Metal: Silver

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Sold For: $1,880,000 — Stack’s Bowers Auction Record

History, Value, and Price Guide for 1804 BB-306 Draped Bust Silver Dollar

Value of Class III 1804 Draped Bust Silver Dollar

“Restrikes” Circa 1858 or Later

History:

1. Berg Specimen. 1858-1872: Believed to have been struck at the Philadelphia Mint during this time period. | 1875: Captain John W. Haseltine, Philadelphia dealer. | 1870s: Koch & Co., Vienna. | 1876, circa: J.W. Haseltine was a likely “intermediary,” although no facts are known. The story goes that Haseltine found it in the possession of Koch & Co., and bought it for his inventory or for the following client. | 1876, circa-1883: O.H. Berg, Baltimore, Maryland. | 1883, May 23-24: J.W. Haseltine, Berg Collection, lot 568. | 1883: George W. Cogan, agent for Thomas Harrison Garrett. | 1883-1888: Thomas Harrison Garrett, Baltimore, Maryland. | 1888-1919: Thomas Harrison Garrett estate and Robert Garrett. | 1919-1942: John Work Garrett, who lived at Evergreen, the home of his father. Evergreen was subsequently given to The Johns Hopkins University. | 1942-1980: The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, under the curatorship of Sarah Elizabeth Freeman, Carl W.A. Carlson, and Susan Tripp. The coin was kept at Evergreen for a long period of time, but was later taken with most of the rest of the Garrett Collection to a bank vault in downtown Baltimore for safekeeping. | 1980, March 26-27: Bowers and Ruddy Galleries, Garrett Collection, lot 698. | 1980: The partnership of Pullen & Hanks in combination with Santa Colavita, the latter having a 1/3 interest. | 1980-1982: Sam Colavita, New Jersey rare coin dealer, who purchased the interest of Pullen & Hanks on April 17, 1980. For a time it was offered for sale through Texas dealer Ed Hipps. | 1982, February 6: Pullen & Hanks, Long Beach Collector Series I Sale, Long Beach, lot 1076, but not sold. | 1982: Owned by Sam Colavita, but continued on consignment with Pullen & Hanks, who in the same year transmitted it by private treaty to the following. | 1982-1984: Mike Levinson, Houston, Texas, who traded eight acres of land in El Paso, Texas, for it. | 1984-1986: Pennsylvania private collection. | 1986, June 24-25: Included as an added consignment in the Harry Einstein Sale, Bowers and Merena, lot 1736. | 1986: Rarities Group, Inc. | 1986, November: American Coin Portfolios, agent for the following. | 1986 to: Private New York state collector, Mrs. Sommer. | Accompanied by Martin Logies and Melissa Karstedt, Mrs. Sommer delivered this specimen to the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation January 2005, at which time it was encapsulated as PR-55. Subsequently traded to a private Southern California collector. 402.8 grains. Edge lettering blundered and doubled in areas. Double struck on reverse. Reverse slightly rotated.

2. Adams Specimen. 1858-1872: Believed to have been struck at the Philadelphia Mint during this time period. | 1875-1876: Captain John W. Haseltine, Philadelphia dealer. | 1876, January: “The first time Haseltine exhibited this coin was while waiting for the beginning of the sale of the Jewett collection in New York City, January 24-28, 1876. He offered this coin for $600 and said that it came from an old collection in England.” | 1876, March 30: J.W. Haseltine, “Centennial Coin and Curiosity Sale” I, lot 194. Haseltine himself seems to have been the buyer | 1876: Remained in the possession of J.W. Haseltine. | 1876-circa 1880: Phineas Adams, Manchester, New Hampshire. | 1880, circa: Henry Ahlborn, Boston coin dealer, | 1880-1913: John P. Lyman, Boston, Massachusetts, who bought this as part of a “full set of dollars.” Consigned with the rest of his collection to the following. | 1913, November 7: S. Hudson Chapman, Lyman Collection, lot 16. | 1913-1932: Waldo C. Newcomer, Baltimore, Maryland. Displayed at the American Numismatic Society, 1914, and illustrated on Plate 17 of the catalog. | 1932: B. Max Mehl, on consignment from Newcomer. | 1932-1936: Col. Edward H.R. Green. | 1936-1943, circa: Col. Green estate. | 1943, circa-1946: A.J. Allen, Plainfield, New Jersey, for a reported $3,200. | 1946: Frederick C.C. Boyd, East Orange, New Jersey. | 1946: Numismatic Gallery, on consignment from Boyd. | 1946-1949: Percy A. Smith, Portland, Oregon. Sold privately to the following. | 1949-1950: B. Max Mehl, who had it in his inventory by October 1949. | 1950, May 23: B. Max Mehl, Golden Jubilee Sale, lot 804. | 1950s: Amon G. Carter, Sr., Fort Worth, Texas. | 1950s-1982: Amon G. Carter, Jr. | 1982-1984: Amon G. Carter, Jr. family. | 1984, January 18-21: Stack’s, Carter Collection, lot 241. | 1984: John Nelson Rowe III, agent for the following. | 1984-1989: L.R. French, Jr., Texas numismatist, | 1989, January 18: Stack’s, L.R. French, Jr. Family Collection, lot 15. | 1989: Rarities Group, Inc. | 1989: National Gold Exchange, Tampa, Florida. | 1989: Heritage Rare Coin Galleries. | 1989-November 1993: Indianapolis collection. In May 1992, the owner commissioned Farmington Valley Rare Coin Co., New Hartford, Connecticut, to find a buyer. At this time the coin was certified as EF-45 by PCGS. | 1993, November: Acquired by a private buyer. Midwest collection. | 1998: David Liljestrand. | 1998: National Gold Exchange and Kenneth Goldman. | 1998: Legend Numismatics, Inc. | EF-45 per earlier listings; later regraded. | Phillip Flannagan Collection | 2001, November, Bowers and Merena Sale of the Phillip Flannagan Collection, lot 4303, as AU-58, which realized $874,000 | Donald Kagin | 2003, July, Bowers and Merena ANA Sale, lot 2026, which realized $1,207,500 | Kevin Lipton | Privately to Joseph C. Thomas, via Heritage Numismatics | 2009, April, Heritage Auction’s Sale of the Joseph C. Thomas Collection, lot 2567, which realized $2.3 million | John Albanese | Private collector. | 416.25 grains. Edge lettering fairly sharp. 0 in date aligned with the second T in STATES. Currently graded Proof-58.

3. Davis Specimen. 1858-1872: Believed to have been struck at the Philadelphia Mint during this time period. | 1870s: Probably somewhere in Philadelphia, perhaps in the custody of J.W. Haseltine | 1877, October 23: William E. Dubois, curator of the Mint Cabinet, sold this coin through J.W. Haseltine, this being the date of Haseltine’s invoice. | 1877-1883: Robert Coulton Davis, Philadelphia pharmacist and numismatic scholar. | 1883: Capt. John W. Haseltine. | 1883-1888: George M. Klein, Vicksburg, Mississippi. | 1888, May 21-25: W. Elliot Woodward, 95th sale, Vicksburg Collection Part I, lot 1940. | 1888: J. Colvin Randall, agent for Robert Coulton Davis | 1888: Robert Coulton Davis. | 1888-1890: Robert Coulton Davis estate. | 1890: Capt. John W. Haseltine. | 1890-1897: John M. Hale, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania. | 1897-1950: John M. Hale family. | 1950: R.H. Mull, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania. | 1950, May 11: Parke-Bernet Galleries, catalog of the George Singer Collection. Cataloged by Charles M. Wormser. The silver dollar was offered as lot 221, “The lot is the property of Mr. R.H. Mull of Philipsburg, Pennsylvania.” | 1950: Mrs. Fullerton, agent for her father, Henry P. Graves. | 1950-1952: Henry P. Graves. | 1952-1954: Henry P. Graves estate. | 1954, April 8-10: Stack’s, Davis-Graves Sale, lot 1333. | 1954-1960: Ben H. Koenig, New York numismatist. | 1960, December 10: Stack’s, Fairbanks Collection, lot 576. Sold to the following. | 1960-1963: Samuel Wolfson, Jacksonville, Florida. | 1963, May 3: Stack’s, Wolfson Collection Sale, lot 1394. | 1963-1971: Norton Simon, California entrepreneur, sold by private treaty via Stack’s to the following. | 1971, November 21, onward: James H.T. McConnell, Jr. | EF-40. 415.9 grains. Edge lettering doubled and blundered in places. 0 in date aligned with the second T in STATES.

4. Linderman Specimen. 1858-1872: Believed to have been struck at the Philadelphia Mint during this time period. | 1870s-1879: Mint Director Henry R. Linderman, who may have been present at its creation. As might be expected, this specimen was not artificially worn. It was kept with its original Proof surface. Linderman died on January 27, 1879. | 1879-1888: Linderman estate. | 1887, June 28: Lyman H. Low, cataloger of the Linderman Collection offered via a catalog bearing this date. However, the entire collection was withdrawn due to a pending federal inquiry as to the legality of certain coins within. | 1887, July 1: Emily Linderman, widow of the late Mint director, swore an affidavit concerning the 1804. | 1888, February 28: J.W. Scott, Linderman Collection, lot 40. | 1888-1910: James Ten Eyck, Albany, New York. | 1910-1922: James Ten Eyck estate. | 1922, May 2: B. Max Mehl, Ten Eyck Collection, lot 394. Called a restrike by Mehl, but accompanied by the 1887 affidavit from Dr. Linderman’s widow Emily stating that it was an original. | 1922-1952: Lammot DuPont, Wilmington, Delaware. | 1952-1994: Willis H. du Pont, although for half of this period the coin was not in du Pont’s possession, having been stolen in an armed robbery at the du Pont home in Florida, October 5, 1967. The coin was recovered on March 16, 1982. | 1982-1994: On loan exhibit to the American Numismatic Association Museum, Colorado Springs. | 1994 to date: Donated to the Smithsonian Institution in 1994. | Proof-63. 413.52 grains. Blundered edge lettering.

5. Driefus-Rosenthal Specimen. 1858-1872: Believed to have been struck at the Philadelphia Mint during this time period. | 1870s-1893: Location unknown. Said to have been owned by a freed slave and his son, probably just a nice story | 1893: W. Julius Driefus, Alexandria, Virginia. | 1893-1894: Isaac Rosenthal, Philadelphia scrap iron dealer. | 1894, February 15: Philadelphia Mint Superintendent Oliver C. Bosbyshell, agent for Col. Ellsworth. A letter stating that it was genuine was signed by Bosbyshell, Mint Cabinet curator R.A. McClure, and Chief Engraver Charles E. Barber. | 1894-1923: Col. James W. Ellsworth. Displayed at the American Numismatic Society, 1914. | 1923: Wayte Raymond and John Work Garrett via Knoedler & Co. | 1923-1924: Wayte Raymond and John Work Garrett. | 1924: Guttag Brothers, agent for Farran Zerbe. | 1924-1928: Farran Zerbe, Money of the World exhibit. | 1928-1978: Chase National Bank Collection, which became known as the Chase Bank Money Museum. | 1978 to date: American Numismatic Society. | EF, some nicks. Weight 415.48 grains. Edge lettering blundered and doubled in places. 0 in date aligned with the second T in STATES.

6. Idler Specimen. 1858-1872: Believed to have been struck at the Philadelphia Mint during this time period. | 1870s: Collection of William K. Idler, Philadelphia. | 1870s-1907: Captain John W. Haseltine, Philadelphia dealer. Kept for many years, this was “his” specimen. This specimen was not artificially worn, but was retained with its original Proof finish. | 1907-1908: Capt. John W. Haseltine and his protege and partner, Stephen K. Nagy. Billed as the Idler specimen, after Haseltine’s father-in-law, William K. Idler. | 1908-?: Henry O. Granberg, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Displayed at the American Numismatic Society, 1914. | ?-1940: William Cutler Atwater, New York City. | 1940-1946: William Cutler Atwater estate. | 1946, June 11: B. Max Mehl, Atwater Collection, lot 214. | 1946-1947: Will W. Neil. | 1947, June 17: B. Max Mehl, Neil Collection, lot 31. | 1947-1972: Edwin Hydeman, York, PA, merchant; owner of Wiest’s Department Store. | 1961, March 3-4: Abe Kosoff, Edwin Hydeman Collection, lot 994; bought back by the consignor. | 1961-1972: On consignment to Abe Kosoff, or perhaps bought by him at the 1961 sale. | 1972: World-Wide Coin Investments, Ltd., Atlanta, John B. Hamrick, Jr., and Warren E. Tucker. Sold by private treaty to the following. | 1972-1974: Bowers and Ruddy Galleries, Inc., acquired the specimen in October 1972. | 1974: Continental Coin Galleries, Minneapolis, Minnesota | 1974-1979: Mark Blackburn. | 1979: Larry Demerer, professional numismatist. | 1979, February: Superior Galleries, agent for Dr. Jerry Buss, Los Angeles sports team owner. | 1979-1985: Dr. Jerry Buss. | 1985, January 28-30: Superior Galleries, Buss Collection, lot 1337. | 1985-1991: Aubrey and Adeline Bebee, Omaha, Nebraska. | 1985-1991: On loan to the American Numismatic Association. Subsequently donated by Mr. and Mrs. Bebee. | 1991 to date: American Numismatic Association Museum, Colorado Springs. | Proof-62. 411 grains. Rust on eagle’s head. Weakly struck at centers. Sharpest edge lettering of any 1804 dollar.

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